1. 1. The county in whose jurisdiction a sexual assault is committed shall pay any costs incurred for medical care for any physical injuries resulting from the sexual assault which is provided to the victim not later than 72 hours after the victim first arrives for treatment.
2. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, any costs incurred by a medical provider for the forensic medical examination of the victim must be paid out of the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime, unless there is not sufficient money in the Fund to pay such costs. If there is not sufficient money in the Fund to pay such costs, the county in whose jurisdiction the offense was committed shall pay any remaining costs.

3. 3. Any costs incurred pursuant to subsection 1:

   1. (a) Must not be charged directly to the victim of sexual assault.
   2. (b) Must be charged to the county in whose jurisdiction the offense was committed.
4. 4. Any costs incurred pursuant to subsection 2 must not be charged directly to the victim of sexual assault. The amount of reimbursement paid to a medical provider from the Fund or by a county for the costs of a forensic medical examination must not exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for a forensic medical examination established by the Department of Human Services pursuant to subsection 7.
5. 5. The filing of a report with the appropriate law enforcement agency must not be a prerequisite to qualify for a forensic medical examination pursuant to this section.
6. 6. The costs associated with a forensic medical examination must not be included in the costs for medical treatment pursuant to NRS 217.310.
7. 7. Each year, the Department of Human Services shall review and establish the maximum annual reimbursement rate that may be paid to a medical provider for each forensic medical examination performed on a victim.
8. 8. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of evidence during the investigation or prosecution of a person for sexual assault which was obtained from a forensic medical examination that was paid for by a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization directly or through a grant to a governmental agency.

9. 9. As used in this section:

   1. (a) “Forensic medical examination” means an examination by a medical provider to obtain evidence from a victim of sexual assault.
   2. (b) “Medical provider” means any provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, hospital, emergency medical facility or other facility conducting a forensic medical examination of a victim.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1291; A 1977, 1633; 1985, 2105; 2013, 486; 2025, 2481)