Reply #12: Here's what I found

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BTW -- thanks for clarifying this.

"Alcohol and/or drug screening should be ordered by the ED physician only if medically indicated: not routinely or for screening purposes. The tests are usually performed only if: 1) indicated by the patient's medical condition (e.g. progressive lethargy or significant toxicity); 2) the patient has been forced to injest a substance; or 3)patient is concerned about the type and/or quantity of the injested substance(s)."
Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program: SANE Protocols (sorry -- it's a .pdf)

I'm assuming she was examined by an emergency room doctor before she was examined by the SANE. Given the fact that she was heavily passed out in the car when police first encountered her, I'm thinking she must have still had a very high level of chemical impairment in the ER. I'm a bit baffled why the ED would not have been concerned about her level of toxicity....

If she did not consent, why? Maybe it's just me, but if I were falling down impaired after only two drinks, I'd want to find out why. I might not be too keen on it if I had injested the large amounts of alcohol myself and wanted to withhold this info from the police -- but then again, that's just me.