145.4711 DEFINITIONS.
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145.4711 DEFINITIONS.
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Subdivision 1. Application.
For purposes of sections 145.4711 to 145.4713 , the following definitions apply.
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Subd. 2. Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
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Subd. 3. Emergency care to sexual assault victims.
"Emergency care to sexual assault victims" means medical examinations, procedures, and services provided at a hospital to a sexual assault victim following an alleged sexual assault.
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Subd. 4. Emergency contraception.
"Emergency contraception" means a drug, drug regimen, or device approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy when administered after sexual contact, including prescription and over-the-counter hormonal emergency contraception and intrauterine devices.
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Subd. 5. Sexual assault.
"Sexual assault" means criminal sexual conduct in the first degree under section 609.342 , criminal sexual conduct in the second degree under section 609.343 , criminal sexual conduct in the third degree under section 609.344 , criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree under section 609.345 , sexual extortion under section 609.3458 , or incest under section 609.365 .
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Subd. 6. Sexual assault victim.
"Sexual assault victim" means a woman or man who alleges, or is alleged to have been, sexually assaulted and who presents at a hospital as a patient.