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2006 Budget Session
HB 28 provided for victims of sexual assault to give informed consent for medical examination and treatment, evidence collection and appropriate referrals for follow-up treatment and services, and to give consent for the results of the examination and evidence to be delivered to law enforcement agencies. HB 28 also specified a procedure for minor victims of sexual assault to consent to appropriate examinations, if parents or guardians cannot be located, or if a parent or guardian is the suspected perpetrator.
HB 28 repealed requirements currently existing under Wyoming law that sexual assault examinations are mandatory, and that a sexual assault victim must waive doctor-patient confidentiality privileges.
Supporters of HB 28 presented the bill as a victim's rights bill, noting that victims of sexual assault must be treated with more respect and fairness than is the case under current Wyoming law.
Opposition to HB 28 was minimal, and the bill passed both the House and the Senate unanimously.