Colorado Authorities Teaching Hospitals To Respond To Rape
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado authorities are trying to educate hospitals how to respond to victims of sexual assault.
A 2008 law directs the state to reimburse hospitals for the cost of a rape test, regardless of whether a police report has been filed.
According to the Denver Post, potential evidence was lost in one case after a woman was told by an emergency-room worker that she would have to pay for a $500 rape test herself unless she reported the incident to police
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