PENNSYLVANIA, September 14 - PRINTER'S NO. 1071

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

860

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY MUTH, KANE, FONTANA, COLLETT, SCAVELLO, BREWSTER,

HUGHES, SANTARSIERO, KEARNEY, STREET, COSTA, SCHWANK AND

COMITTA, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165),

entitled "An act providing for a sexual assault evidence

collection program and for powers and duties of the

Department of Health and the Pennsylvania State Police;

establishing civil immunity; and providing for rights of

sexual assault victims," further providing for definitions

and for sexual assault evidence collection program.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definition of "SART" in section 2 of the act

of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual

Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act, is amended and the

section is amended by adding a definition to read:

Section 2. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Sexual assault nurse examiner" or "SANE." A registered

professional nurse who has completed a sexual assault nurse

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