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New Statewide Fund Would Pay For Sexual Assault Exams
Published: Feb. 22, 2016![Photo of Anne Boatright, SANE/SART Coordinator at Methodist Hospital](/sites/default/files/2024-03/20131209_AnneBoatright_0003-2.webp)
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.