Drugs And Medicines

State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care. [SB-24] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to limit the number of managed care organizations contracted by the Department for Medicaid Services to no more than three; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson To Health Services (h) on 03/06/2024

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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana. [SB-32] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 189A.005 to define "marijuana concentration"; amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a marijuana concentration measured by a blood test; create presumption that a person is not under the influence if the marijuana concentration is less than four; amend KRS 189A.050, 189A.070, 189A.090, 189A.240, and 189A.410 to conform.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson To Judiciary (s) on 01/03/2024

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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers. [SB-27] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to define terms, prohibit discrimination against 340B covered entities by pharmaceutical manufacturers, and authorize the Attorney General to investigation violations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith Received In House on 03/12/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to cannabis. [HB-72] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Taxes ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "cannabis," "personal use quantity of cannabis," and "cannabis accessory"; amend KRS 218A.1422 regarding cannabis possession to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423 regarding cannabis cultivation to conform; amend KRS 218A.500 regarding drug paraphernalia to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421 regarding cannabis trafficking to exempt personal use quantities; amend (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/02/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to syringe services programs. [SB-36] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Amend KRS 218A.500 to allow the United States Department of Veterans Affairs health care system to operate a syringe services program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Thomas To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 01/03/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the right to refuse medical treatment. [HB-48] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to recognize an inherent and absolute right to refuse medical treatment and remove liability protections in the event of a serious adverse reaction.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart Introduced In House on 01/02/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy. [HB-518] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 02/22/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to expulsion of students. [HB-498] [Cannabis ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Amend KRS 158.150 to include possession of any intoxicating tetrahydrocannabinol product as a cause for suspension or expulsion from school; require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if a student makes threats that pose a danger to other students or staff; require a local board of education to conduct an expulsion review process to determine whether a student's expulsion shall continue or end; amend KRS 158.155 and 158.444 to conform.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Branscum Introduced In House on 02/22/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis. [HB-590] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to define "cannabis"; require the Kentucky Center for Cannabis to establish criteria for determining when sufficient data exists to support the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes; permit the center to produce and dispense cannabis products to certain patients; permit the center to establish and operate cannabis dispensing centers throughout the state, exempt patients who receive cannabis products from the center from prosecution for a violation of KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, or 218A.1423.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser Introduced In House on 02/22/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency. [SB-237] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Education ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth To Health Services (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana. [SB-228] [Cannabis ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a blood level of tetrahydrocannabinol signifying intoxication; amend various sections of the KRS to conform.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnnie Turner Taken From Committee On Committees (h) on 03/15/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. [HB-488] [Workers' Compensation ] [Cannabis ]
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 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana. [SB-269] [Cannabis ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to prohibit driving under the influence of intoxicating hemp products.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates To Judiciary (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to homicide. [HB-388] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ]
Amend KRS 507.020 to allow individuals who administer, deliver, distribute, or sell controlled substances that result in death to be charged with murder.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Reed Introduced In House on 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the protection of children. [HB-470] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson Laid On Clerk's Desk on 03/15/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to intoxicating hemp products. [SB-266] [Cannabis ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to prohibit possession of intoxicating hemp products by a person under 21 years of age.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates To Agriculture (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to coverage for diabetes treatment. [HB-376] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
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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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to pharmacy. [SB-170] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 315.010 to remove reference to protocols authorized by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy from the definition of "prescription drug order."

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams To Health Services (s) on 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to biosimilar medicines. [HB-346] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Amend 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; amend KRS 217.814 to define biosimilar biological product; amend KRS 217.822 to require dispensing of biosimilar biological products under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser Introduced In House on 02/16/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. [HB-349] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 150) on 03/31/2023

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