There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021, Section 5.
(1)A health board must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that, where a person is referred for or requests a forensic medical examination as mentioned in section 2(2), any health care needs of the person arising from the incident which gave rise to the need for the examination are identified and, to the extent that it is a function of the health board to provide for the health care of the person, addressed by the health board.
(2)Accordingly, a health board must provide the examination service in conjunction with such other services provided by the health board under or by virtue of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as are relevant to the identification and addressing of such health care needs.
(3)Subsection (1) applies even where the person does not proceed to undergo a forensic medical examination.
(4)For the purposes of this section, the ways in which health care needs can be addressed include the person being referred to other services provided by the health board.
Commencement Information
I1S. 5 in force at 1.4.2022 by S.S.I. 2022/24, reg. 2
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