The Reporting of Supports for Child Survivors of Sexual Assault Act (Trained Health Professionals and Patient Assessments)

The Reporting of Supports for Child Survivors of Sexual Assault Act (Trained Health Professionals and Patient Assessments), C.C.S.M. c. S234 (Assented to May 20, 2021) bilingual version (HTML) WHEREAS sexual assault causes acute physical, psychological and emotional trauma to survivors, particularly child survivors; AND WHEREAS sexual assault survivors need to be examined by specially trained health professionals, and evidence of sexual assault needs to be collected and preserved in a manner that furthers the administration of justice; AND WHEREAS many Manitoba communities suffer from a lack of specially trained health professionals; AND WHEREAS this lack of resources disproportionately affects child survivors, who are forced to travel to Winnipeg for the specialized medical attention they require; S.M. 2025, c. 36, s. 3 . THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in this Act. "health professional" means a physician or a registered nurse, or a member of a class of persons prescribed as health professionals in the regulations. (« professionnel de la santé ») "minister" means the minister responsible for administering this Act. (« ministre ») "provincial health authority" means the provincial health authority as defined in The Health System Governance and Accountability Act . (« office provincial de la santé ») "regional health authority" means a regional health authority as defined in The Health System Governance and Accountability Act . (« office régional de la santé ») S.M. 2023, c. 10, s. 48 ; S.M. 2025, c. 36, s. 4 . Annual report on health professional training 2(1) Within four months after the end of each fiscal year of the government, the minister must prepare a report that sets out, for each regional health authority and the provincial health authority, the number of health professionals who have special training in (a) providing sensitive and empathetic care to children in situations where there has been an allegation of sexual assault; and (b) conducting an examination for sexual trauma in respect of children under 15 years of age; (c) [repealed] S.M. 2025, c. 36, s. 5 . Minister to report on qualifications re special training 2(2) The minister must, in consultation with the regional health authorities, the provincial health authority and community organizations that provide supports and services for survivors of sexual assault, determine the qualifications sufficient to constitute special training for the purpose of subsection (1), and specify those qualifications in the report. S.M. 2023, c. 10, s. 48 ; S.M. 2025, c. 36, s. 5 . Annual report on patient assessments 3 Within four months after the end of each fiscal year of the government, the minister must prepare a report that sets out, for each regional health authority and the provincial health authority, the number of patients assessed by the health professionals referred to in subsection 2(1). S.M. 2023, c. 10, s. 48 ; S.M. 2025, c. 36, s. 6 . Information from health authority 4 A regional health authority and the provincial health authority must provide to the minister the information referred to in subsection 2(1) and section 3, within the time and in the form specified by the minister. S.M. 2023, c. 10, s. 48 . Tabling report 5 The minister must table a copy of the reports referred to in subsection 2(1) and section 3 on any of the first 15 days on which the Assembly is sitting after the minister prepares them. Regulations 6 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing a class of persons as health professionals for the purpose of the definition "health professional" in section 1. Transitional 6.1 Despite subsection 2(1) and section 3, the minister is not required to prepare reports for the fiscal year of the government in which this Act comes into force. S.M. 2025, c. 36, s. 7 . C.C.S.M. reference 7 This Act may be referred to as chapter S234 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba . Coming into force 8 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation. NOTE: S.M. 2021, c. 56 came into force by proclamation on November 1, 2025.