Iowa Code 915.41 – Medical examination costs
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1. The cost of a medical examination of a victim for the purpose of gathering evidence and the cost of treatment of a victim for the purpose of preventing venereal disease shall be paid from the fund established in section 915.94.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 915.41
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- victim: means a minor under the age of eighteen who has been sexually abused or subjected to any other unlawful sexual conduct under chapter 709, 710A, or 726 or who has been the subject of a forcible felony. See Iowa Code 915.35
2. If a sexual abuse evidence collection kit is collected pursuant to section 709.10, payment for the health care provider’s fee and the medical or clinical laboratory fee, if any, shall not be made until the department of justice verifies that the status of the sexual abuse evidence collection kit has been updated by the health care provider utilizing the kit tracking system established pursuant to section 915.53.