These regulations outline the requirements for the collection of evidence in cases of alleged rape, sexual offense, and child sexual abuse and for reimbursement to hospitals, laboratories, and physicians for the physical examination of, the collection of evidence from, and the emergency treatment of individuals for physical injuries directly resulting from the alleged rape or sexual assault and for an initial assessment, and information and evidence collection, of a victim of alleged child sexual abuse.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b) and 15-127, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1978 (5:14 Md. R. 1133), expired November 11, 1978; adopted permanently effective December 15, 1978 (5:25 Md. R. 1854)

Regulations .01—.04 amended effective December 11, 1989 (16:24 Md. R. 2620)

Regulation .01 amended effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .03A amended effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 473)

Regulations .03B and .04A, E, F amended effective November 14, 1980 (7:23 Md. R. 2166)

Regulation .04 amended and recodified to Regulation .05 and new Regulation .04 adopted effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 473)

Chapter revised effective July 5, 2004 (31:13 Md. R. 993)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 29, 2008 (35:26 Md. R. 2249)

Regulation .04B amended effective December 29, 2008 (35:26 Md. R. 2249)

Regulation .05B, F amended effective December 29, 2008 (35:26 Md. R. 2249)