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|  | Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Resources |
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| | On March 13, 2008, Wisconsin passed the Compassionte Care for Rape Victims (CCRV) Act (Wisconsin Act 102) requiring all Wisconsin hospital emergency rooms to provide a minimum standard of care. The following are resources for providers, hospitals and advocates to use to comply with the CCRV law and to ensure the standard of care is provided to rape victims in Wisconsin. |
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- Requires medically and factually accurate oral and written information about the use and effectiveness of emergency contraception (EC) to all female rape victims of reproductive potential who present in the emergency room.
- Requires on-site provision of first dose and all subsequent doses (if applicable) of EC to female victims who choose to take it.
- Requires oral information to all victims of sexual assault regarding options for reporting the crime.
- Requires oral information to all victims of sexual assault regarding options for evidence collection.
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| | | The Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health developed this toolkit to assist Wisconsin hospital and providers to reach full compliance with Wisconsin Act 102. This twenty-page guide includes sample protocols, a directory of community resources, and a copy of the law.
Download a copy of this valuable resource! |
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- Of the 102 hospitals that resonded, 78% reported that they "always" offer EC immediately on-site. This is a dramatic improvement of the 2006 data when only 58% of hospitals reported this was standard policy, however at least 22% are still non-compliant with the law.
- Actual compliance may have been dramatically over-reported. An in-depth review of hospital policies showed that only 44% of those claiming to provide CCRV consistently had written policies in full compliance with the law.
- Only 74% of hospitals reported that they "always" provide medically accurate oral and written information about EC.
- When asked about challenges to providing compassionate care, 23% of hospitals reported "lack of available resources", 15% reported "individual provider beliefs or variations in provider practices", 12% reported "unfamiliarity with the law" and 7% reported "religious affiliation of hospital" as barriers.
- Various hospital demographics also had a direct impact on care provided to rape victims. For example, rural hospitals were significantly less likely (6%) to have a SANE program than metropolitan hospitals (45%) and non-religiously affiliated hospitals were more likely (84%) than religiously affilated hospitals (70%) to "always" provide EC immediately on-site.
- It is clear that knowledge about and adherence to CCRV is still lacking in many Wisconsin hospitals.
- Further outreach and education is needed.
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