AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.

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…

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Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: April 10, 2026

(Acts Ch. 66)

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).

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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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