(a) The department shall pay the appropriate fees, as set by attorney general rule, for the forensic portion of a forensic medical examination conducted under Article 56A.303(a) and for the evidence collection kit if a physician, sexual assault examiner, or sexual assault nurse examiner conducts the forensic portion of the examination within 96 hours after the alleged sexual assault occurred.
(b) The attorney general shall reimburse the department for fees paid under Subsection (a).
(c) A victim of an alleged sexual assault may not be required to pay for:
(1) the forensic portion of the forensic medical examination; or
(2) the evidence collection kit.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.
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