Does the state require domestic violence protocols for, training for, and screening by health care providers?
States receive a "meets policy" if they have laws that help domestic violence victims get treatment by requiring a) written protocols describing how health care providers should identify and treat domestic violence victims; b) training to help health care providers assist domestic violence victims; and c) routine screening for domestic violence abuse. States receive a "limited policy" if they have two of these requirements, and a "weak policy" if they have one of these requirements. States that lack these three policies receive a "no policy."
Data Source: Domestic Violence Protocols, Training, and Screening for Health Care Providers, 2001.
Family Violence Prevention Fund, State-by-State Report Card on Health Care Laws and Domestic Violence (San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2001), available at http://endabuse.org/statereport/list.php3, accessed May 22, 2007.