Rx for Abuse Act

Summary

Rx for Abuse Act - Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to authorize grants to eligible State and local entities for: (1) the strengthening of State and local health care system response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence; and (2) local demonstration projects to design and implement comprehensive statewide and local strategies to improve health care personnel response to the treatment and prevention of domestic violence. Conditions such assistance upon certification by the State health department that State laws, policies, and practices do not require health care personnel to report incidents of domestic violence against adult victims to law enforcement officials without patient consent. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 November 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 November 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 November 1999

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