New Statewide Fund Would Pay For Sexual Assault Exams

Federal law dictates that law enforcement agencies in Nebraska and other states cover the cost for forensic sexual assault examinations.

But the law doesn’t always prevent billing documents from showing up in the victim’s mailbox.

Fees exceeding $1,000 have even appeared on insurance statements seen by the victim’s parents before the victim was ready to talk about what had happened.

Anne Boatright, SANE/SART Coordinator at Methodist Hospital, was among those who testified before the Nebraska Legislature in support of LB1097 as noted in this Omaha World-Herald story by reporter Joe Duggan.