OAR 137-084-0001
Definitions


(1)

“Department” means the Oregon Department of Justice.

(2)

“Fund” means the Sexual Assault Victims’ Emergency Medical Response Fund.

(3)

“Application Form” means the most current version of the Application for Payment Sexual Assault Victims’ Emergency Medical Response Fund form issued by the Department of Justice.

(4)

“Eligible victim” means a person who has self-identified or been identified by another as a victim of a sexual assault that occurred in Oregon and who receives a medical examination by an eligible medical services provider within the time periods established in OAR 137-084-0010 (Claims Processing)(4) and (5).

(5)

“Eligible Medical Services Provider” means a person who has the facilities and supplies necessary to provide the complete medical assessment as provided in these rules and who is currently licensed in one of the following categories: a SANE/SAE, a registered nurse acting under the direct supervision of a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathy, a nurse practitioner, a Physician’s Assistant, a Doctor of Medicine, or a Doctor of Osteopathy.

(6)

“Oregon State Police SAFE Kit” means the sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit, including protocol guidelines, approved by and distributed by the Oregon Department of State Police.

(7)

“Medical Examination” means a medical examination of a victim of sexual assault conducted within the accepted patient standard of care by an eligible medical services provider.

(8)

“Complete Medical Assessment” means use of an Oregon State Police SAFE Kit in conjunction with a medical examination of a victim of sexual assault conducted within the accepted patient standard of care by an eligible medical services provider.

(9)

“Partial Medical Assessment” means a medical examination of a victim of sexual assault conducted within the accepted patient standard of care by an eligible medical services provider.

(10)

“Sexually Transmitted Disease Prophylaxis” means administering prophylactic drugs to prevent sexually transmitted disease, or providing a prescription for such medication to be filled on-site, in conjunction with a complete medical assessment or a partial medical assessment.

(11)

“Emergency Contraception” means administering prophylactic drugs to prevent pregnancy, or providing a prescription for such medication to be filled on-site, in conjunction with a complete medical assessment or a partial medical assessment.

(12)

“SANE/SAE” (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/ Sexual Assault Examiner) means a nurse who has received certification as a SANE/SAE from the International Association of Forensic Nurses or from the Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force.
[ED. NOTE: Forms referenced are available from the agency.]
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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