MARADMINS : 615/05
R 210733Z DEC 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 615/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/RESTRICTED REPORTING FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL//
REF/A/MSGID:DTM JTF-SAPR-014/DOD/YMD:20050630//
REF/B/MSGID:EVIDENCE PROTOCOL/DON NCIS/YMD:20050901/23B5U0147//
REF/C/MSGID:ROLE OF MED PERS /BUMED WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20051105//
POC/JENICE STANIFORD/GS-14 HEAD/SECTION HEAD MRRS/-/TEL:703-432-9104
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A REQUIRED THE SERVICES TO ESTABLISH
PROCEDURES TO ALLOW MILITARY VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT TO UNDERGO A
SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION (SAFE) WITHOUT INITIATING A
FORMAL INVESTIGATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. UNDER RESTRICTED
REPORTING, ALL FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTED AS A RESULT OF A SAFE, TO
INCLUDE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION (SAE) KIT, WILL BE LABELED
AND TRACKED FOLLOWING THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REF B. THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL
FORM AND REF B ARE LOCATED ON SAPR WEBSITE AT
WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SAPRO. THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL
FORM WILL BE USED IN EVERY CASE. THE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE
COORDINATOR (SARC) SHALL ASSIGN THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION
PROTOCOL TRACKING NUMBER AND THE RESTRICTED REPORTING CASE NUMBER
(RRCN).
2. THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL TRACKING NUMBER SHALL
CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING: FORENSIC EXAMINATION DATE, SERVICE
AFFILIATION (M), NCIS INSTALLATION CODE (MWPE), SARC THREE LETTER
INITIALS (SRC), SEQUENTIAL TOTAL OF CASES SUBMITTED FOR THE CALENDAR
YEAR (2), AND RRCN (A1234). EXAMPLE: 04AUG05MMWPESRC2(A1234). IF A
SARC HAS ONLY TWO INITIALS IN THEIR NAME, THE LETTER (N) WILL BE
USED AS THE MIDDLE INITIAL TO INDICATE NO MIDDLE NAME (E.G. RNT).
THE RRCN SHALL HAVE THE FIRST LETTER OF THE VICTIM'S LAST NAME ALONG
WITH THE LAST FOUR OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (E.G. A1234). THE
NCIS INSTALLATION CODES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SAPR WEBSITE OR THROUGH
THE LOCAL NCIS FIELD OFFICE.
3. PER REF B, THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) SHALL MAIL THE SAE KIT
VIA REGISTERED MAIL WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM THE SAFE COMPLETION TO THE
FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE
CONSOLIDATED EVIDENCE FACILITY
RESTRICTED REPORTING
9079 HAMPTON BLVD. SUITE 110
NORFOLK, VA 23505-1098
4. THE HCP SHALL PROVIDE THE SARC WITH THE SAE KIT POSTAL TRACKING
NUMBER ALONG WITH THE DATE MAILED. THE SARC SHALL NOTIFY VIA EMAIL
THE NCIS REGIONAL FORENSIC LABORTORY OF THE SAE KIT MAILING DATE.
THE SARC SHALL DOCUMENT THE SAE KIT POSTAL TRACKING NUMBER AND THE
DATE MAILED WITHIN THE RRCN LOGBOOK. NCIS REGIONAL FORENSIC
LABORTORY EMAIL ADDRESS IS LOCATED ON THE SAPR WEBSITE.
5. THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL
ONLY BE PERFORMED BY THE COMMAND SARC. WHERE A UNIT SARC HAS BEEN
APPOINTED AT THE BATTALION OR SQUADRON LEVEL, THE RESPONSIBILITIES
LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN DO NOT APPLY.
6. FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THE MEDICAL ROLE AND PROCEDURES IN THE
FORENSIC EVIDENCE SUBMISSION PROTOCOL IS PROVIDED IN REF C, ALSO
AVAILABLE ON THE SAPR WEBSITE.//