Certain costs for examination or treatment of victims of sexual offenses to be charged to county.
1. Any costs incurred by a hospital for:
(a) The examination of the victim of a sexual offense, when the examination is performed for the purposes of gathering evidence for possible prosecution of the person who committed the offense; or
(b) Initial emergency medical care for the victim,
Ê must not be charged directly to the victim. The costs must be charged to the county in whose jurisdiction the offense was committed.
2. Whenever costs are incurred by a hospital for treatment which has been approved by the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 217.310 for the victim of a sexual assault and any other person eligible for treatment, the costs of the treatment, not to exceed $1,000, must be charged to the county which authorized the treatment. Any remainder must be handled the same as other hospital costs.
Last modified: February 26, 2006