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Committee approves training requirement and data study to improve hospital sexual‑assault response
Summary
The Senate Health Services Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 219 requiring training for emergency department staff in sexual‑assault response and passed a companion concurrent resolution (HCR 20) to collect data on gaps in access to SANE nurses across the Commonwealth.
House Bill 219, a bill requiring training for emergency department staff on sexual‑assault response, passed the Kentucky Senate Health Services Committee unanimously. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 20, a companion measure directing data collection on gaps in access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) coverage.
Julie Rocky Adams, presenting for Representative Rebecca Raymer, told the committee that Kentucky law already requires emergency departments to provide forensic exams to sexual‑assault victims but that those services are not always available.…
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