Rhode Island S2853 mandates that emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities provide pregnancy prevention medication to sexual.

Rhode Island S2853 requires hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault. These facilities must also provide medically accurate written information about emergency contraception and make it available upon request. The bill mandates that these services be provided without discrimination based on economic status or source of payment, and without delaying treatment unless it poses a material risk to the health of the person.

Rhode Island S2853 mandates that emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities provide pregnancy prevention medication to sexual.

Rhode Island S2853 requires hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault. These facilities must also provide medically accurate written information about emergency contraception and make it available upon request. The bill mandates that these services be provided without discrimination based on economic status or source of payment, and without delaying treatment unless it poses a material risk to the health of the person.