Contracts Legislation - Kentucky

Create Kentucky State Use Commission; establish duties and membership of State Use Commission; amend KRS 45A.470 to define the Kentucky State Use Commission and qualified nonprofit agency or work center serving the blind or severely disabled; amend KRS 45A.470 to require the purchase of goods and services from Prison Industries and nonprofit agencies and work centers serving the blind or severely disabled and designate the Kentucky State Use Commission as agency providing purchasing information to governmental agencies; amend KRS 45A.080, 45A.085, 45A.095, and 45A.100 to require that state governmental purchases be made from Prison Industries and nonprofit agencies and work centers serving the blind or severely disabled; create a new section of KRS 141 to define terms; establish a nonrefundable community rehabilitation credit program; establish maximum amount of credit allowed per corporation per tax year; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish the order in which the credit is applied against [...]

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to define terms; require a person making an independent expenditure to report it if the amount exceeds $500 in the aggregate in any one election; establish campaign contribution limits for candidates, slates of candidates, and candidate campaign committees; establish campaign contribution limits for caucus campaign committees, political issues committees, permanent committees, and executive committees; permit the establishment of a building account; establish campaign contribution limits for inaugural committees; establish campaign contribution limits for individuals; permit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, referendum committees, and individuals to utilize on-line credit and debit card transactions; provide for reporting exemptions for any candidate, slate, or political issues committee if a form is filed stating that contributions will not be accepted or expended in excess of $5,000 in any one election; require that referendum committees [...]

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Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-700 to 304.17A-730 to define the term carrier; require that a contract between a carrier and its pharmacy benefits administrator requiring electronic submission of claims also require electronic payments to the participating provider or designee for clean claims submitted electronically; require that a contract between a carrier and a participating pharmacy or its contracting agency requiring electronic submission of claims also require electronic payments to the participating provider or designee for clean claims submitted electronically; provide that an electronic claim is to be submitted in the form required by the carrier if the participating provider or designee agrees to accept claims details for the payments electronically and provides accurate electronic funds transfer information to the carrier; require that all electronic claims are to be in compliance with HIPAA regulations on privacy of electronic submissions; require that the provisions for [...]

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Expand and refine list of entities included in definition of "contracting body"; allow committee to determine definition of "governmental emergency"; refine definition of memorandum of agreement (MOA) and include grant and research agreements; allow committee to establish reporting schedule for exempt MOA's; correct references to universities and colleges and institutions of higher education; exempt MOA's over one million dollars, but require reporting of such agreements; require reporting of federal grant and research projects; refine definition of "personal service contract" (PSC) to specifically include contracts for personal or professional services and group health care for public employees; allow committee to establish reporting schedule for exempt PSC's; exempt health maintenance organization or Medicaid managed health care service contracts with the Cabinet for Health Services, but require reporting of such contracts; exempt contracts between postsecondary institutions and health [...]

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 324, relating to real estate brokers, to allow an out-of-state broker to practice in Kentucky relative to commercial real estate through a cooperation agreement with a Kentucky real estate broker; define "commercial real estate," "cooperation agreement"; "Kentucky cooperating broker," "out-of-state principal broker," and "out-of-state licensee," require that out-of-state licensees be licensed with and work under the direct supervision of an out-of-state principal broker; set out minimum contents of cooperation agreements, to include terms of compensation, description of the parties, and the start and end date of the agreement; mandate that, for transactions that fall within the scope of the cooperation agreement, out-of-state brokers work under the supervision and control of the Kentucky cooperating broker and supply the commission with an affiliation notice and insurance certification; include licensure status and other disclosures; limit types of transactions [...]

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Amend KRS 45A.030 to add definitions for certain terms; amend KRS 45A.095 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to rigorously examine all requests for a sole source exemption; develop renewal policies and procedures for sole source contracts which limit renewals to no more than two consecutive renewals; report annually to the Government Contract Review Committee certain information regarding sole source contracts and emergency contracts; amend KRS 45A.690 to clarify definition of governmental emergency; amend KRS 45A.695 to require a detailed statement of the monitoring plan for sole source contracts be included on a proof of necessity; amend KRS 45A.705 to delete certain reporting requirements; create new sections of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit an agency of the Commonwealth from entering into any contractual agreement in which the agency is not an original party to that agreement; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to establish and maintain a Procurement Training [...]

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Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-700 to 304.17A-730 to define the term carrier; require that a contract between a carrier and its pharmacy benefits administrator requiring electronic submission of claims also require electronic payments to the participating provider or designee for clean claims submitted electronically; require that a contract between a carrier and a participating pharmacy or its contracting agency requiring electronic submission of claims also require electronic payments to the participating provider or designee for clean claims submitted electronically; provide that an electronic claim is to be submitted in the form required by the carrier if the participating provider or designee agrees to accept claims details for the payments electronically and provides accurate electronic funds transfer information to the carrier; require that all electronic claims are to be in compliance with HIPAA regulations on privacy of electronic submissions; require that the provisions for [...]

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