MA SANE Protocols for SANEs and Emergency Department Clinicians

This protocol provides guidance to MA SANE clinicians and Emergency Department Clinicians regarding best-practice guidelines for sexual assault patients 12 years of age and older.

Protocol sections

• Protocol Cover Page (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section I: Introduction (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section II Roles and Responsibilities (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section III: Mandatory Reporting (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section IV: Obtaining Patient Consent (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section V: Caring for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit/Operating Room (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section VI: Caring for Special Patient Populations (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section VII: Emergency Contraception (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section VIII: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section IX: SANE Forensic Examination (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Section X: Victim Compensation (PDF) | (DOCX)

Appendixes

• Appendix 1: Service Delivery Map
• Appendix 2: Hospital Interpreter Services (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Appendix 3: Assessing Patient Readiness for Adult/Adolescent SANE Examination (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Appendix 4: Adolescent Speculum Examination Algorithm (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Appendix 5: Emergency Contraception Options (updated 6/2019) (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Appendix 6: STI Testing Protocol (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Appendix 7: References (PDF) | (DOCX)