An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2236 By: Boatman, Munson, Deck,
Swope, and Schreiber of the
House
and
Floyd, Montgomery, and
Garvin of the Senate
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. 2021, Section 142.20, which relates to sexual
assault examination fund; increas ing the sexual
assault examination payment; increasing t he sexual
assault medication payment; allowing for
appropriation of funds to the Sexual Assault
Examination Fund; creating certain position;
providing termination date; requiring certain duties;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
SUBJECT: Crimes and punishments
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 142.20, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 142.20 A. A Sexual Assault Examination Fund shall be
established for the purpose of providing to a victim of a s exual
assault a forensic medical examination by a qualified licensed
health care professional and to provide to the victim medications as
directed by said the health care professional.
B. As used in this section:
1. “Sexual assault” means: ENR. H. B. NO. 2236 Page 2
a. rape, or rape by instrumentation, as defined in
Sections 1111, 1111.1 and 1114 of this t itle, or
b. forcible sodomy, as defined in Section 888 of this
title; and
2. “Qualified licensed health care professional ” means a
physician, registered nurse, or other licensed heal th care
professional qualified by training and experience to perform se xual
assault examinations.
C. The Crime Victims Compensation Board is authorized to pay
for this examination and the medications directed by the qualified
licensed health care professi onal upon application submitted by the
victim of a sexual assault.
D. The Crime Victims Compensation Board shall establish the
procedures for disbursement of th e Sexual Assault Examination Fund,
but in no event shall the Crime Victims Compensation Board p ay an
amount to exceed:
1. Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) Eight Hundred Dollars
($800.00) for a sexual assault examination; and
2. Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for
medications which are related to the sexual assault and directed an d
deemed necessary by said the health care professional.
Such payments shall not exceed the amounts specified by this
subsection regardless of the amount of any individual bills
comprising the claim. Payments shall be made only upon claims
signed by the victim or guardian and health care professional.
E. The District Attorneys Council is hereby authorized to
transfer funds, as specified in the appropriations bill annually,
from the Crime Victims Compensation Fund to the Sexual Assault
Examination Fund for the payment of sexual assault forensic
examinations and medications, pursuant to this section.
F. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Legislature from
appropriating money to the Sexual Assa ult Examination Fund for the
payment of sexual assault fo rensic examinations and medications,
pursuant to this secti on.
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 215.41 of Title 19, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
Subject to availability of fu nding, there is established until
October 1, 2025, within the District Attorneys Council under the
direction of the Executive Coor dinator of the District Attorneys
Council, the position of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Statewide Coordinator. The Statewide Coordina tor shall oversee
forensic medical examination training throughout the state, recruit
and develop SANE professionals, create and expand local Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiner programs and Sexual Assault Response Team
programs throughout this state, and coordi nate payments from the
Sexual Assault Examination Fund.
SECTION 3. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 2023.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 26th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________