Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) A registered nurse may practice as a SANE
with appropriate additional education, including supervised clinical practice
and demonstrated clinical competence.
(2) The educational program for a SANE shall
comply with the education standards of the International Association of
Forensic Nurses (IAFN). The educational program shall follow the content
outline contained in IAFN's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education Guidelines
and shall be specific to the population examined by the SANE: adult/adolescent
or pediatric.
(a) An adult/adolescent sexual
assault nursing education program includes a minimum of forty (40) hours of
course work that provides nursing continuing education or academic credit from
an accredited educational institution.
(b) A pediatric SANE program includes:
1. A minimum of forty (40) hours of course
work that provides nursing continuing education or academic credit from an
accredited educational institution.
2. A combined adult/adolescent and pediatric
SANE program that includes a minimum of sixty-four (64) hours of course work
that provides nursing continuing education or academic credit from an
accredited educational institution.
(3) Supervised clinical practice shall occur
with one of the following:
(a) A physician
licensed to practice medicine in Alabama with training in forensics and/or the
detection of abuse.
(b) An advanced
practice nurse with experience as a SANE.
(c) Another registered nurse with experience
as a SANE.
(d) The registered nurse
shall demonstrate clinical competence with all aspects of the
examination.
(4) A
registered nurse who practices as a SANE shall:
(a) Practice according to a written protocol
signed by a trained medical director who is a physician licensed in Alabama or
an advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority prior to administering
medications for prophylaxis of sexually transmitted diseases or
pregnancy.
(b) Conduct examinations
of sexual assault or rape victims in accordance with accepted principles of
forensic nursing, including, but not limited to, chain of custody,
photodocumentation, colposcopy, documentation, confidentiality, and evidence
integrity. All pediatric sexual assault examinations shall include
photodocumentation and/or videography.
(c) Maintain documentation of appropriate
initial and continuing education, supervised clinical practice, and
demonstrated clinical competence which includes peer review.
(d) Have a medical director review each
pediatric examination performed.
(5) SANE Program Directors shall have the
requisite certification, SANE-A and/or SANE-P, or demonstrate active efforts to
achieve the certification, or have no less than five years' experience as a
SANE.
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §
34-21-2(c)(21).
