ORS 147.404 Notification of victim advocate concerning medical assessment

Upon a sexual assault victim’s decision to participate in a medical assessment, as soon as practicable and in a manner consistent with the county’s sexual assault response team protocols adopted under ORS 147.401 and the protocols and procedures of the county child abuse multidisciplinary teams described in ORS 418.747, the provider of the medical assessment or, if applicable, a law enforcement officer shall contact a victim advocate and make reasonable efforts to ensure that the victim advocate is present and available at the medical facility in which the medical assessment occurs.

A victim advocate contacted under subsection (1) of this section:

Shall clearly inform the victim that the victim may decline the services of the victim advocate at any time; and

May not impede the medical assessment, the provision of medical services to the victim or the collection of evidence.

As used in this section, “medical assessment” has the meaning given that term in ORS 147.395.