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DENVER—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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Information from: The Denver Post,

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