A bill for an act relating to sexual abuse evidence collection kits.

HF 356 establishes new requirements for handling sexual abuse evidence collection kits in Iowa. It requires healthcare providers to notify law enforcement within 24 hours of collecting evidence during a forensic medical examination and to use standardized kits. Law enforcement must pick up kits within 3 days, store them for 50 years (or until 50 years after a minor victim turns 18), and send them to a lab within 7 days. The lab must analyze evidence within 30 days to create DNA profiles for state and national databases, and allows victims to request anonymous kits that are only analyzed after filing a police report and giving consent.