SECTION 185:15-1-2. Definitions  


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  •   The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
    "Fund" means the Sexual Assault Examination Fund as established in Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Sections 142.19 and 142.20.
    "Qualified Registered Nurse" To be considered qualified to perform a forensic sexual assault examination and receive payment through the Sexual Assault Examination Fund, Registered Nurses must be registered with the State Board of Nurse Registration and receive at least 40 hours of in-service training in the field of forensic evidence collection and rape trauma.
    "Sexual assault" means:
    (A)   rape or rape by instrumentation, as defined in Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
    (B)   forcible sodomy, as defined in Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
    "Sexual assault forensic examination" means procedures performed by a physician or a Qualified Registered Nurse to collect from the body of the victim, evidence of the sexual assault. This may include vaginal swabbing, vaginal wash, taking of blood samples, pubic combing, and any other procedures requested by the investigating law enforcement agency to obtain evidence of the crime of sexual assault.
[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 3301, eff 8-15-92; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2649, eff 7-25-02; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1069, eff 5-26-05]