Health and Safety Code section 1492

A county hospital shall provide persons examined or treated in connection with rape or other sexual assaults with information regarding assistance which may be provided pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 13959) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, together with forms made available by the California Victim Compensation Board for filing of claims thereunder.

Source: Section 1492, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1492. (updated Jun. 27, 2016; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1492

Original Source: Section 1492, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1492. (last accessed May 12, 2025).