(a) The Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall ensure that alleged victims of criminal sexual conduct, in any degree, or child sexual abuse shall not bear the cost of the routine medicolegal exam following the assault, provided the victim has filed an incident report with the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department.
(b) These exams must be standardized relevant to medical treatment and to gathering evidence from the body of the victim and must be based on and must meet minimum standards for rape exam protocol as developed by the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department. These exams shall include treatment for venereal disease, and shall include medication for pregnancy prevention if indicated and if desired. The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department shall distribute these exam kits to any licensed health care facility providing sexual assault exams. When dealing with a victim of criminal sexual assault, the law enforcement agency shall immediately transport the victim to the nearest licensed health care facility which performs sexual assault exams. Any health care facility providing sexual assault exams shall use the standardized protocol described above.
(c) A licensed health care facility, upon completion of a routine sexual assault exam, as described in (b) above, performed on an alleged victim of criminal sexual conduct in any degree or of child sexual abuse, provided the crime occurred in the United States Virgin Islands, may file a claim for reimbursement directly to the Virgin Islands Criminal Victims Compensation Commission. The Virgin Islands Criminal Victims Compensation Commission shall develop procedures for health care facilities to follow when filing a claim with respect to the privacy of the victim. Health care facility personnel shall obtain any information necessary for the claim at the time of the exam if possible. The Virgin Islands Criminal Victims Compensation Commission shall reimburse eligible health care facilities directly.