Drugs And Medicines
Kentucky 2021 Special Session
AN ACT relating to COVID-19 emergency actions and declaring an emergency. [SB-6]
Require visitation in long-term care facilities and residential long-term care facilities to be allowed by family members, legal guardians, outside caregivers, friends, or volunteers who provided regular care and support to the resident prior to the pandemic, who are designated as being important to the mental, physical, or social well-being of a resident in critical situations; require the establishment and operation of COVID-19 antibody administration centers (CAACs) in each Area Development District; require the Cabinet for Health and Family
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Introduced In Senate on 09/07/2021
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A JOINT RESOLUTION establishing that the Commonwealth of Kentucky will recognize a positive COVID-19 antibody test as equivalent to having been vaccinated against COVID-19 and declaring an emergency. [SJR-3]
Require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and any of its agencies or entities to recognize individuals whose serology test results show measurable neutralizing antibodies to COVID-19, quantified above the 20th percentile of the population of immunized individuals, as equivalent to being fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Taken From Committee On Committees (s) on 09/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Special Session
AN ACT relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-7]
Direct the use of a total of $69,268,300 of American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery funds in fiscal year 2021-2022 to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting pressures that have been experienced in the healthcare, long-term care, and school systems; amend 2021 Ky Acts Chapter 196 to reduce funds to the Employment Services budget; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Introduced In Senate on 09/07/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Special Session
AN ACT relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-3]
Direct the use of a total of $69,268,300 of American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery funds in fiscal year 2021-2022 to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting pressures that have been experienced in the healthcare, long-term care, and school systems; amend 2021 Ky Acts Chapter 196 to reduce funds to the Employment Services budget; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Stivers
To Committee On Committees (h) on 09/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Special Session
AN ACT relating to COVID-19 emergency actions and declaring an emergency. [SB-2]
Require visitation in long-term care facilities and residential long-term care facilities to be allowed by family members, legal guardians, outside caregivers, friends, or volunteers who provided regular care and support to the resident prior to the pandemic, who are designated as being important to the mental, physical, or social well-being of a resident in critical situations; require the establishment and operation of COVID-19 antibody administration centers (CAACs) in each Area Development District; require the Cabinet for Health and Family
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Stivers
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 5) on 09/10/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Special Session
AN ACT relating to COVID-19 emergency actions and declaring an emergency. [HB-2]
Require visitation in long-term care facilities and residential long-term care facilities to be allowed by family members, legal guardians, outside caregivers, friends, or volunteers who provided regular care and support to the resident prior to the pandemic, who are designated as being important to the mental, physical, or social well-being of a resident in critical situations; require the establishment and operation of COVID-19 antibody administration centers (CAACs) in each Area Development District; require the Cabinet for Health and Family
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Identical Senate Bill 2 Substituted For This Bill on 09/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Special Session
AN ACT relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-3]
Direct the use of a total of $69,268,300 of American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery funds in fiscal year 2021-2022 to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting pressures that have been experienced in the healthcare, long-term care, and school systems; amend 2021 Ky Acts Chapter 196 to reduce funds to the Employment Services budget; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
Identical Senate Bill 3 Substituted For This Bill on 09/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION designating August 31 of each year as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [SR-197]
Designate August 31 of each year as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/15/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of insulin. [HR-94]
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/16/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of insulin. [SR-199]
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Wheeler
To Senate Floor on 03/12/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION designating August 31 of each year as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [HR-83]
Designate August 31 of each year as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
To House Floor on 03/29/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to production and manufacturing. [HB-591]
Amend KRS 154.32-010 to further define manufacturer as a producer of ammunition, firearms, personal protective equipment, and over-the-counter drugs; define "ammunition," "firearms," "over-the-counter drugs," and "personal protective equipment"; amend KRS 154.32-020 to declare a purpose of the subchapter is to provide an economic stimulus to bolster in-state production of ammunition, firearms, over-the-counter drugs, personal protective equipment and allow facilities that produce ammunition, firearms, personal protective equipment, and over-the-counter
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
Introduced In House on 02/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the distribution and shipment of vaccine during a state of emergency and declaring an emergency. [HB-590]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to require that vaccine be distributed to a qualified and enrolled vaccine site that has storage capability, reporting ability, and a sufficient number of preregistered and scheduled patients who meet current vaccine phase criteria during a state of emergency involving an infectious disease that requires vaccine distribution; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Bray
Introduced In House on 02/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to non-opioid treatments. [HB-584]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and to establish a voluntary non-opioid directive form to inform practitioners that an opioid drug shall not be prescribed, ordered, or administered to a patient who has filed the form with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 218A.172 to require a practitioner to determine if a patient has filed a voluntary non-opioid directive and to provide the patient with a copy of the form prior to prescribing an opioid drug; amend KRS 218A.202 to provide that the electronic monitoring
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 02/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to controlled substances. [SB-277]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to require a practitioner who prescribes an opioid medication to a patient to concurrently prescribe an opioid antagonist and provide education on overdose prevention and the use of the opioid antagonist under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Introduced In Senate on 02/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefit managers. [HB-532]
Create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit certain practices of pharmacy benefit managers; allow audits of contracts entered with pharmacy benefit managers; require certain disclosures relating to contracts with pharmacy benefit managers; require pharmacy benefit managers to file an annual report with the commissioner of insurance; provide that confidential or proprietary information disclosed to the Department of Insurance shall not be subject to disclosure under the Open Records Act; prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. [HB-529]
Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Gentry
Introduced In House on 02/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to individual-directed care at the end of life. [HB-506]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill individual's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; require conditions for making request; permit individual to rescind request at any time; permit an attending health care provider to provide medication; establish requirements for attending health care provider to inform individuals and document request; require disposal of unused medications; establish residency requirements for qualified individuals; require report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 02/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to create the Task Force on Economic Effects of Casino Gambling and Cannabis Legalization. [HCR-63]
Create the Task Force on Economic Effects of Casino Gambling and Recreational Marijuana Legalization to study economic effects of legalization of casino gambling and cannabis on governments, corrections, judiciary, small business, wages, and employment; establish task force membership; require five meeting of the task force during the 2021 interim and report findings to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 02/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to contraceptive coverage. [SB-250]
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraception; set forth requirements for health benefit plans relating to contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 211.185 to define contraceptive services; provide that "foundational public health programs" includes contraceptive services; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Morgan McGarvey
To Health & Welfare (s) on 02/22/2021