1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing for the payment of the costs of evidentiary 
1.3 	examinations of victims in cases involving domestic assault by strangulation;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.2247, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.2247, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Medical examination; costs. Costs incurred by a county, city, or private hospital 
1.9 	or other emergency medical facility or by a private physician for the examination of a victim 
1.10 	of domestic assault by strangulation when the examination is performed for the purpose of 
1.11 	gathering evidence are subject to the payment and reimbursement provisions in section 
1.12 	609.35.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.