HB 404

Abstract

Admission into evidence of certain forensic medical examination reports by sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing. Allows testimony offered by either party in a preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing, or offered by the accused in any hearing other than a trial, by a sexual assault nurse examiner or sexual assault forensic examiner who performed a forensic medical examination to be presented by two-way video conferencing. The bill also allows such testimony to be presented by two-way video conferencing when offered by either party in a trial or by the attorney for the Commonwealth in a hearing other than a preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing, with the consent of the court and all parties.

Admission into evidence of certain forensicmedical examination reports by sexual assault nurse examiners andsexual assault forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing;notice and waiver procedures. Creates procedures allowing a forensicmedical examination report conducted by a sexual assault nurse examineror sexual assault forensic examiner to be admitted into evidencewithout the testimony of such examiner and allowing for such examinerto testify by two-way video conferencing if certain filing and noticeprovisions are met and the defendant does not object.