The minimum standards for the examination and treatment of victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault, including child molestation and the collection and preservation of evidence therefrom includes obtaining consent from the victim for the collection of physical evidence. Consent of a minor's parent is not always necessary.
Each qualified health care professional who conducts an examination for evidence of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault shall use the standard form. The form shall be used to satisfy reporting requirements in Penal 11160, 11161, 11168 and shall be subject to the same principles of confidentiality applicable to other medical records.
