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Also tagged in: Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism, Alcoholism, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Drugs and Medicines, Emergency Medical Services, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Nurses, Physicians and Practitioners, Traffic Safety
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 189A.103, relating to blood testing for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration or presence of a substance which may impair one's driving ability, to require that tests are performed using accepted medical practices; add paramedics to those authorized to perform tests.
Latest Action: 12/18/2008 - Approve as prefiled Bill Text
Amend KRS 216.2923 to include information on charges, quality, and outcomes of health care services and require the Health Services Data Advisory Committee to make recommendations on risk adjusting data; amend KRS 216.2925 to require reports on a quarterly basis, to add outcome data, and to require electronic reports as required under federal law; amend KRS 216.2927 to require a public use data agreement and require the Data Advisory Committee to review protocols on release of data; amend KRS 216.2929 to require information on the cabinet's Web site regarding charges, quality, and outcomes, specify sources of data, require opportunity for provider to comment on data, require use of national quality indicators and explanations about use of data.
Also tagged in: Aged Persons and Aging, Disabilities and the Disabled, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Prevention, Fire Prevention, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Housing, Building, and Construction, Licensing, Local Government, Local Mandate, Occupations and Professions, Popular Names and Short Titles, Property, Safety
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 227, relating to fire prevention and protection, to establish an Alarm System Contractor Licensure Board; define terms; forbid alarm contracting activities by those who are not properly authorized by the board; describe when an alarm system contractor acts as a personal emergency response system provider or contractor; institute an emergency 911 response protocol for unanswered voice-to-voice communication responses to customers; exempt various persons and entities from the board requirements under defined circumstances, including telephone installers, utility companies, fire protection sprinkler contractors, architects, locksmiths, and hospitals; establish board purpose, membership, appointment, and meeting procedures; require board to promulgate administrative regulations, determine applicant qualifications, conduct investigations, and establish renewal and continuing education standards; allow the board to establish fees, control licensure, and enter [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aged Persons and Aging, Corrections Impact, Disabilities and the Disabled, Emergency Medical Services, Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Insurance, Licensing, Local Government, Local Mandate, Occupations and Professions, Popular Names and Short Titles, Safety, State Agencies
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to regulate personal emergency response systems under the authority of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services; define terms, including "personal emergency response system"; set out basic necessary duties of the board, including the addition of personal emergency response system data in emergency run report forms developed under KRS 311A.190; require that providers be licensed to provide personal emergency response systems; institute an emergency 911 response protocol for unanswered voice-to-voice communication responses to customers; list information necessary for basic applications and for notification of the creation of branch offices; establish minimum criteria to apply for a manager's license; forbid the issuance of a license unless the applicant has specified liability insurance; limit local government regulation of personal emergency response systems to charges for use of a police central alarm installation, inspection fees, or discontinuance [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Blind or Deaf Persons, Disabilities and the Disabled, Diseases, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Federal Laws and Regulations, Fees, Licensing, Mental Disability, Occupations and Professions, Physicians and Practitioners, Public Health, Public Health, State Agencies, Title Amendments
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare Bill TextAmend KRS 334A.020 to define "interim license," "provisional license," and "temporary license"; amend KRS 334A.035 to establish new requirements for an interim license to practice as a speech-language pathologist and a speech-language pathology assistant; require a person with an interim license to practice as a speech-language pathologist who fails the national examination to submit documentation of preparation for the examination as required by the board; permit the applicant to continue to practice under the interim license with supervision as required in accordance with KRS 334A.035 for a period not to exceed 24 months, unless an extension is granted by the board; require a speech-language pathologist applicant with an interim license to apply for permanent licensure within 30 days of the completion of postgraduate professional experience; exempt speech-language pathologists and audiologist, employed by the public schools in certified positions and who hold teacher certification in [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Children and Minors, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Effective Dates, Emergency, Licensing, Local Mandate, Men, Physicians and Practitioners, Reproductive Issues, Title Amendments, Women, Women
Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - Discharge petition filed Bill Text
Amend KRS 311.720 to redefine "abortion" and to add definitions of "reasonable judgment," "unborn child," and "woman"; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require physician to perform an obstetric ultrasound and show images to the woman seeking an abortion; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to provide for an exemption to the ultrasound in case of an emergency and require placing the reason for the emergency in medical records; amend KRS 311.990 relating to penalties to provide a fine of not more than $100,000 for a first offense and not more than $250,000 for each subsequent offense and provide for referring incident to Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure for action and discipline.
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 311.530 to change membership of the board; amend KRS 311.535 to limit members to two consecutive terms; amend KRS 311.540 to limit officers of the board to one year terms and permit reelection for one year; permit the board to appoint committees; permit the president of the board to serve ex officio on any committee; limit officers of committees to one year terms and permit reelection for one year; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to require the State Board of Medical Licensure to recognize certification by the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians; prohibit the practice of interventional pain management without training; permit a physician certified by the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians to advertise.
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - To Health & Welfare (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 194A.005 to add a definition for the Kentucky Health and Family Services Board and redefine secretary as chief executive officer; create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the board to provide oversight and accountability for the duties of the cabinet and to employ the cabinet secretary; specify board membership; specify the board shall be chaired by the Governor and may establish rules of procedure; require the board to set qualifications for secretary position, conduct a search, and recommend 3 individuals to the Governor for appointment, and submit 3 additional names if the Governor rejects submitted names; specify that the secretary serves at the pleasure of the board; require secretary to submit budget request to the board for approval before submitting pursuant to KRS Chapter 48; specify that other duties of the board include review of cabinet programs, develop of federal strategies, and report to the Governor and the Interim Committee on Health and Welfare.
Latest Action: 01/09/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 508.025 relating to assault in the third degree to include licensed health care professionals such as physicians, surgeons, podiatrists, osteopaths, physician's assistants, nurses, and pharmacists as defined in KRS 216.300; offense is Class D felony.
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158, relating to conduct of schools, to require placement of automated external defibrillators athletic buildings and availability of automated external defibrillators at athletic events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156, relating to boards of education, to require the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the defibrillator program; amend KRS 311.667, relating to automated external defibrillators, to remove the physician oversight requirement; amend KRS 311.668 to conform.
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Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - To House Floor Bill Text
Recognize April 2, 2008, as World Autism Awareness Day and April 2008 as Autism Awareness Month.
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Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government Bill Text
Honor and commend the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th Anniversary.
Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to exempt veterans from Medicaid estate recovery; define the terms "department," "estate," and "veteran"; prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services from recovering from the estate of a veteran for nursing facility services paid by Medicaid on behalf of the veteran up to $250,000; provide that a deceased veteran's estate will be subject to estate recovery if the veteran qualified for Medicaid fraudulently; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations; and, provide that the waiver of Medicaid estate recovery due to veteran status will sunset after January 1, 2015.
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 218A.202 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a database supplemental to KASPER for reports of positive urine screening or blood tests for illegal drugs or misused prescription drugs and provide regulatory authority; create new sections of Subtitles 17 and 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers to cover urine drug screening or blood tests ordered by a healthcare practitioner.
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - WITHDRAWN Bill Text
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Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 194A.452 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare concerning the Legend Drug Repository Program.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H) Bill Text
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 131 to require reporting of data to LRC on the wellness project credit; create new sections in KRS Chapter 141 to establish the wellness project credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit for income tax purposes; create a new section in KRS Chapter 194A to require the cabinet to develop an employer wellness project model and certify employers' project based on the model; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to establish a state employee personal fitness pilot program.
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Received in Senate Bill Text
Amend KRS 313.200 to prohibit a dentist member or a dental hygienist member to be placed on the Board of Dentistry if they have been disciplined by the board.
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) Bill Text
Propose to submit to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky that would allow the General Assembly to create statutory provisions relating to medical malpractice, including provisions for alternative dispute resolution, statutes of limitation or repose, peer review, expert witnesses, certificates or merit, and collateral source payments.
Also tagged in: Attorney General, Attorneys, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Courts, Circuit, Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Licensing, Medicaid, Nurses, Occupations and Professions, Optometrists, Physicians and Practitioners
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Posted in committee Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish that proof of a person's intent to commit an unlawful act shall not be required in a civil or administrative proceeding to show that the person acted knowingly in respect to Medicaid fraud; establish unlawful acts related to Medicaid; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide the Attorney General with access to all documentary materials for the investigation of Medicaid fraud; identify individuals to whom the Attorney General may disclose documentary material; provide immunity for individuals providing access to documentary material to employees of the Attorney General and other state and federal authorities involved in the investigation of Medicaid fraud; require the cabinet to establish by administrative regulation sanctions for a provider found liable for Medicaid fraud; subject licensed professions found liable for Medicaid fraud to disciplinary action by their respective licensure boards; provide [...] show full description
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