Drugs And Medicines
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of chronic pain treatments. [HB-321]
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/22/2024
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AN ACT relating to health services. [HB-310]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define "health service" and "seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating a health service"; provide exemption from civil liability, criminal liability, or administrative investigation for seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating a health service that is provided outside of Kentucky to a patient who resides in Kentucky and the health service is lawful in the state in which it is to be provided; include any health service that occurs in Kentucky as a result of a patient's use of a drug provided the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 01/19/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to individual-directed care at the end of life. [HB-285]
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 the request; permit individual to rescind the request at any time; permit an attending health care provider to provide medication; establish requirements for the attending health care provider to inform individuals and document request; require disposal of unused medications; establish residency requirements for qualified individuals; require
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/17/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to obesity treatment. [HB-273]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization contracted to provide Medicaid benefits to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity and inform Medicaid enrollees of the availability of the coverage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on efforts to reduce and manage obesity; require the report to be made public on the cabinet's website; amend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 01/16/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy. [HB-274]
Amends KRS 315.010 and 315.205 to permit pharmacists to administer vaccines to children five years of age or older pursuant to prescriber-approved protocols with the consent of a parent or guardian.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.11) on 03/26/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to informed consent for medical examinations. [HB-252]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to prohibit a health care provider from performing a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination without the informed consent of the patient or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient; provide for certain exceptions including a court order; require violators to be subject to discipline by the appropriate professional licensing board or accrediting agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Taken From The Orders Of The Day on 03/27/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sex crimes. [HB-236]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide that any person who has been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered an Alford plea to a sex crime where the victim was under the age of 12 shall undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment; provide that treatment shall begin no later than one month before the person is released from custody; provide that treatment shall continue until the person is released from probation, parole, or postincarceration supervision; provide that the person shall be evaluated by a licensed physician prior to treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Dotson
Introduced In House on 01/11/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to gene therapy. [HB-229]
Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215, the Kentucky Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to define terms; require products that are known to be or could act as gene therapy to be labeled with the words "Potential Gene Therapy Product" or "Gene Therapy Product"; require any entity in the state that produces, sells, or distributes a product in this state with the capacity to infect an individual with a disease or to expose an individual with genetically modified material to provide information upon request on how individuals may be exposed; require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Introduced In House on 01/10/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols. [HB-220]
Amends KRS 304.17A-163 to permit insurers to require insureds to try biosimilar biological products prior to providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug under certain circumstances; and makes findings and establishes intent of Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 4) on 03/14/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to controlled substances. [HB-211]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish a program for harm reduction centers; amend possession of controlled substance statutes to reduce penalties; amend KRS 218A.275 to provide for referrals to treatment for persons charged with possession of controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.500 to decriminalize possession of items to test, store, or consume controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.992, 533.274, 431.078, 218A 275, and 218A.010 to conform; repeal KRS 218A.14151, 218A.1450, 218A.1451, 218A.1452, 27.099, and 218A.276; EFFECTIVE, in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nima Kulkarni
Introduced In House on 01/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-5]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 532 to define "violent felony" and enhance sentencing for a person convicted of a third violent felony; prohibit probation, parole, or other form of release for a person who commits a crime using a weapon that is stolen, defaced, loaded with restricted ammunition, or otherwise violates state law; amend KRS 610.070 to require a parent, legal guardian, or custodian to be present at court proceedings involving a child in the juvenile justice system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to establish penalty; amend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 174) on 04/12/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits. [HB-190]
Amends 2024 Ky. Acts. ch. 104, sec. 3 (2024 RS SB 188/GA, sec. 3) to define “national average drug acquisition cost,” to temporarily exempt retail chain pharmacies from minimum drug reimbursement requirement, and to make technical amendment; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Sharp
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 213) on 04/18/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to health services. [SB-71]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to define “alternative sentencing worker,” “qualified treatment program,” and “treatment program,” to allow a court to issue an order for pretrial release pending an assessment for a mental health or substance use disorder and to allow the prosecution to object, to require that a needs assessment be conducted within 48 hours and to establish who may conduct the assessment, to require that a treatment plan be developed by a qualified health professional who is employed by a treatment program, to allow a court
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 68) on 04/04/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to blood donation. [HB-163]
Amend KRS 214.450 to define "COVID-19 vaccine" or "mRNA vaccine"; amend KRS 214.452 to require blood establishments to test for COVID-19 antibodies, evidence of lipid nanoparticles, and spike protein; require the administrator of any blood establishment to inquire on the donor history questionnaire whether a donor has received a COVID-19 vaccine or mRNA vaccine; require a donor to provide the name of the manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccine the donor received; establish deferral periods for donors who have received a live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 01/05/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of intoxicating hemp products. [SB-72]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to prohibit driving under the influence of intoxicating hemp products.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Judiciary (s) on 01/08/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis. [HB-160]
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to guarantee the right of an individual 21 years of age or older to possess, use, buy, or sell one ounce or less of cannabis and to cultivate, harvest, and store up to five cannabis plants for personal use; and for the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-derived products to be controlled by the General Assembly; specify the question to be printed on the ballot; direct the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment in a newspaper of general circulation;
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/04/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to amend the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to authorize the study of medical cannabis. [SCR-46]
Urge the United States Congress to remove cannabis as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Health Services (s) on 01/12/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to products that contain nicotine. [HB-142]
Repeals, reenacts, and amends KRS 438.345 as a new section of KRS Chapter 158; requires local boards of education to adopt policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products and lists penalties; requires school districts to report annually to the Kentucky Department of Education; requires the department to report to the Legislative Research Commission the number of nicotine-related behavior incidents in schools and the number requiring medical intervention; requires schools to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 149) on 04/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to menstrual products. [HB-126]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to define "homeless shelter"; require homeless shelters to provide personal products to residents at no cost; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide any available state or federal funds, including public assistance funds, to homeless shelters to purchase personal products for residents.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/03/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-90]
Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to adult use cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Adult Use Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Withdrawn on 01/31/2024