Introduced January 7, 2026
HB134
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to employ a health professional as a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator; establish requirements for the description, essential duties, and responsibilities of the SANE coordinator position; require the cabinet to collaborate with others to develop a statewide strategic plan that utilizes a regional model to ensure SANE coverage for all Kentucky hospitals; require the cabinet to…
In effect since July 15, 2026
Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This law creates a statewide coordinator position within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to oversee and expand access to sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) across Kentucky. It also requires the state to develop a regional plan ensuring SANE coverage at all Kentucky hospitals and to publish an online registry of SANEs by December 1, 2026. Who it may affect: crime victims seeking medical care after an assault, nurses working as or training to become SANEs, and hospitals across Kentucky.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Raymer
Representative · House District 015
Co-sponsors (7)
Chad Aull
Representative · House District 079
Steve Bratcher
Representative · House District 025
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Daniel Grossberg
Representative · House District 030
Kimberly Moser
Representative · House District 064
Sarah Stalker
Representative · House District 034
Pamela Stevenson
Representative · House District 043
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