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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency. [SB-237]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Health Services (s) on 02/23/2023
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AN ACT relating to the protection of children. [HB-470]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Mental Health ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; state that the provision of gender transition services to a person under the age of 18 years by a health care provider or mental health care provider is unethical and unprofessional conduct; require an investigation of any report of provision of gender transition services to a person under the age of 18 years; require revocation of the provider's license if confirmed and termination of public funding for a public employee; require that providers be jointly and severally liable for all damages
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Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Laid On Clerk's Desk on 03/15/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing July 10, 2023, to be Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky. [HR-68]
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Recognize July 10, 2023, as Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities [SB-942]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, with the advice of the Secretary of Health, to update certain minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services to reflect certain practices and guidelines; establishing the Correctional Facilities Health and Wellness Pilot Program to establish minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services in facilities participating in the Program; and requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt health and wellness standards for certain facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to coverage for diabetes treatment. [HB-376]
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Amend KRS 304.17A-148 to require that cost sharing for noninsulin drugs and certain equipment and supplies for the treatment of diabetes not exceed certain cost-sharing thresholds; allow the equipment and supplies cost-sharing limit to be adjusted annually; prohibit insurers from conducting or imposing utilization review for diabetes treatment prescribed by a health care provider; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Introduced In House on 02/17/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. [HB-349]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Amend KRS 214.430 to permit expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted infections including but not limited to trichomoniasis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia infection; amend KRS 311.990 to remove the penalty of a Class D felony for a person who donates organs, skin, or other human tissue while being positive for the human immunodeficiency virus; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to provide that nothing in KRS 214.181, 214.265, or 214.995 shall be construed to prohibit a person from obtaining or performing a self-test to detect human immunodeficiency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 150) on 03/31/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection. [HB-299]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Insurance ]
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the testing of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in postpartum women; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, Medicaid, KCHIP, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement for pregnant and postpartum women; require the Cabinet
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to undesignated glucagon. [HB-295]
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[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 158.832 to include a definition for "undesignated glucagon"; amend KRS 158.838 to allow health care practitioners to prescribe undesignated glucagon in the name of a school to be maintained for use by a school nurse or trained school employee when necessary.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson
Introduced In House on 02/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities. [HB-261]
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Amend KRS 194A.700 to revise definitions; amend KRS 194A.703 to require that assisted living communities be classified as residential buildings and not institutional buildings; amend KRS 194A.705 to specify how food should be prepared; clarify how and when social activities can be conducted; clarify how basic health and health-related services are provided; allow the licensee to determine the format of a functional needs assessment; amend KRS 194A.707 to set guidelines for implementation of administrative regulations; allow an assisted living community
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn McPherson
To Health Services (h) on 02/24/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring the Colon Cancer Prevention Project on the celebration of its 20-year anniversary and designating March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky. [SR-80]
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[Public Health ]
Honor the Colon Cancer Prevention Project on the celebration of its 20-year anniversary and designating March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/02/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION establishing the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky. [SR-87]
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[Public Health ]
Recognize the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Douglas
Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation [HB-976]
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Establishing the Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation to study information on mold assessment and remediation to determine the best practices for identifying mold, preventing the development of mold within indoor environments, and remediating indoor molding conditions harmful to public health; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment [HB-1199]
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Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from placing a quantitative limit on or denying coverage for benefits required under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [HB-953]
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Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve no more than 6 programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program - Refined Hemp and Hemp Extract Products - Requirements [HB-1204]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Requiring a person to receive a certificate of analysis before distributing refined hemp or a hemp extract product in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish packaging and labeling requirements for refined hemp and hemp extract products; establishing the Hemp Advisory Council to provide advice and expertise regarding the monitoring and regulation of hemp production under the Hemp Farming Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [HB-919]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Repealing the requirement that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal experience partial or total disability or death for hypertension to be presumed to be an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION establishing the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky. [HR-32]
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[Public Health ]
Recognize the fourth Wednesday in February to be Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Taken From Committee On Committees (h) on 02/22/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center and designating February 5 to 11, 2023, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [HR-33]
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[Public Health ]
Recognize the University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center and designate February 5 to 11, 2023, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Adopted By Voice Vote on 02/10/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing July 10, 2023, to be Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky. [SR-70]
[Public Health ]
Recognize July 10, 2023, as Chronic Disease Day in Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Adopted By Voice Vote on 02/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities [HB-815]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for certain lung cancer diagnostic imaging and limiting the copayment, coinsurance, or deductible that the entities can require for lung cancer screening and diagnosis; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct an assessment on certain outreach, education, and health disparities in cancer screening and report the results to the General Assembly by January 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 354 on 05/03/2023