N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12A.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 8:43G-12A.4 - Emergency care for sexual assault victims

(a) Each emergency health care facility shall provide emergency care to a sexual assault victim, including:

1. Medically and factually accurate and objective verbal and written information about emergency contraception and sexually transmitted diseases, as set forth at N.J.A.C. 8:43G-12A.6;

2. Verbal information regarding the option to receive emergency contraception at the facility; and

3. Emergency contraception upon request, unless contraindicated.

i. The emergency health care facility's provision of emergency contraception shall include the initial dose that the victim may take at the facility, the follow-up doses that the victim can self-administer later and applicable instructions.

(b) The Department does not require an emergency health care facility to provide emergency contraception to a sexual assault victim who is pregnant.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12A.4