{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-43.70.455","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 43.70.455","heading":"Statewide forensic nurse coordination program.","body":"(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of health hereby creates a program to ensure statewide forensic nurse coordination.\n(2) The statewide forensic nurse coordination program shall:\n(a) Provide technical assistance to adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner programs and forensic nurse examiner programs across the state;\n(b) Identify and alleviate barriers faced by hospitals relating to creating, maintaining, or operating adult adolescent, or pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner programs or forensic nurse examiner programs;\n(c) Conduct a statewide needs assessment of adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner programs and forensic nurse examiner programs;\n(d) Provide and maintain centralized resources for adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners and forensic nurse examiners;\n(e) Oversee the supply, distribution, and content of Washington standardized sexual assault kits;\n(f) Develop and update standards of care for forensic exams and documentation;\n(g) Assess and maintain standards for forensic nurse training curriculum for ongoing and didactic training, including preceptorship, by:\n(i) Providing technical assistance to promote consistent trainings across the state with variances as needed;\n(ii) Providing information on trauma-informed and cultural competency standards; and\n(iii) Facilitating surveys and other mechanisms to provide forensic exam patients the ability to give feedback on the patients' experiences that can be used to enhance forensic nurse training standards;\n(h) Coordinate statewide forensic nurse trainings;\n(i) Develop standardized forensic nurse training videos for hospitals and perform on-site trainings at hospitals;\n(j) Develop plans to ensure statewide coverage and availability of adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners and forensic nurse examiners;\n(k) Maintain and collect data on the availability of adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners and forensic nurse examiners;\n(l) Coordinate with victim advocacy services;\n(m) Provide organizational and capacity building support to adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner programs and forensic nurse examiner programs; and\n(n) Integrate resources for victims of sexual assault into existing local or state referral hotlines.","path":["Title 43","Chapter 43.70"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.70.455","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:50:58Z","sha256":"f745df410b79a63ffbec9c8af13d945e5d1a5ee2b6e5f0c9ee0cd8df82eae835","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-43.70.452","next":"us-wa/rcw-43.70.460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}