Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGeneral FundCriminal Injuries Compensation FundFY25-26$515,200$873,100FY26-27 & Subsequent Years>$432,400>$873,100Total Positions Required: 5 FEDERAL GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURES FY25-26$714,400FY26-27 & Subsequent Years>$714,400 Bill Summary Present law provides that a victim of a sexually-oriented crime is entitled to forensic medical examinations without charge to the victim. No bill for the examination must be submitted to the victim, nor must the medical facility hold the victim responsible for payment. All claims for forensic medical examinations are eligible for payment from the criminal injuries compensation fund. The amount of compensation that may be awarded must not exceed $1,000 and must constitute full compensation to the healthcare provider that provided service. This bill increases the maximum amount of compensation to $2,500 for claims for compensation for forensic medical examinations performed on or after July 1, 2025. TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Until January 1, 2025, present law requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation ("TBI") to provide quarterly updates on the bureau's efforts to hire and train employees within the forensic services division and the average amount of time taken to perform forensic analysis on evidence in cases involving sexual offenses, to the judiciary committee of the senate and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives. This bill removes this provision and, instead, requires the TBI to perform serology or DNA analysis on a sexual assault evidence collection kit within 120 days of the bureau's receipt of the sexual assault evidence collection kit from a law enforcement agency. If the TBI is unable to perform serology or DNA analysis on a sexual assault evidence collection kit within such 120-day period, then th
