There is no explanation of “service-approved evidence collection kit and protocol.” Is there a standard for an “evidence collection kit”?
Response: The statutes for evidence collection and documentation are contained in laws outside the jurisdiction of the BON. The terminology “service-approved evidence collection kit and protocol” is taken directly from section 420.031 of the Government Code. The statutes in Chapter 420 may be viewed at the web site for the Texas Statutes, http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/gv.toc.htm. Though this particular law addresses sexual assault evidence collection specifically, the term itself is generic in nature and intended to encompass evidence collection and documentation standards for any given practice situation relating to forensics, not just sexual assaults. The Board has long maintained the position that nursing professional organizations and/or regulatory entities that focus on a specialty area of practice are far better resources for determining appropriate standards of care for a given specialty area of nursing. An extensive list of prescriptive documentation requirements would n
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