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Health And Medical Services

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HJR-108	State (Kentucky)	Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create the Task Force on Exceptional Support Waiver Services; require a report to the Governor, General Assembly, and the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services by August 1, 2021. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Housing, Building, And Construction Public Assistance State Agencies Reports Mandated Task Forces, Executive Branch
HB-489	State (Kentucky)	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 320, relating to optometrists, to grant an optometrist immunity from civil liability when providing voluntary services without compensation; establish the same civil immunity for the owner or operator of the facility where the optometry services are provided; direct the optometrist to inform the patient regarding the civil immunity and have the patient sign a waiver to that effect; forbid an optometrist from providing the volunteer services at the optometrist's regular office or place of practice; direct the optometry board to create a registry of optometrists and locations authorized for volunteer optometry services; require registration for both the optometrist and the location before the optometry services may be rendered; amend KRS 320.310 to conform. Democrat: 75% (6) Republican: 25% (2) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Licensing Occupations And Professions Optometrists Physicians And Practitioners Civil Actions
SB-205	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 202A.021 to permit voluntary transport to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the admitting and receiving hospital or facility; amend KRS 645.030 to permit voluntary transport of a child to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the admitting and receiving hospital or facility and a parent if the child is under 16 and parent and child if the child is age 16 or older; amend KRS 645.190 to conform. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Guardians Health And Medical Services Hospitals And Nursing Homes Mental Health Parental Rights Physicians And Practitioners Children And Minors
SB-196	State (Kentucky)	Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 225 to permit, rather than mandate, the procurement of specific provider types for employee health insurance, delete reference to the Kentucky Kare standard, delete language relating to the Advisory Committee of State Health Insurance Subscribers, specify that no provision of Chapter 304 shall apply to the public employee health insurance program except as specified, and delete references to regional contracts for state employee health insurance; amend KRS 18A.2254 to add health savings accounts as a waiver funding option, delete prohibition against using trust fund receipts earned in prior plan years in subsequent plan years, establish a solvency reserve for the trust fund, and delete reference to the Advisory Committee of State Health Insurance Subscribers; amend KRS 18A.226 to delete reference to the Advisory Committee of State Health Insurance Subscribers, add an employee of the Kentucky Retirement System, an employee of the Teachers' Retirement System, and a representative of any quasi-governmental group with 20 or more employees to the Group Health Insurance Board, and allow the Group Health Insurance Board to provide reports and information upon request; repeal KRS18A.2255 relating to the Advisory Committee of State Health Insurance Subscribers. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Insurance, Health Retirement And Pensions State Agencies State Employees Teachers Boards And Commissions Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees
HB-474	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 314.011 to change the definitions of "advanced practice registered nursing" and "licensed practical nursing practice" related to the prescribing and ordering of medication, treatments, drugs, devices, and diagnostic tests; amend KRS 314.021 to make a change to a licensed individual's educational preparation and experience; amend KRS 314.042 to make changes to the requirements for an applicant to be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse; amend KRS 314.107 related to a licensee's mailing and electronic mail address; amend KRS 314.108 related to the timeline of notification of disciplinary actions; repeal KRS 314.196. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Nurses Boards And Commissions
SJR-173	State (Kentucky)	Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create the Task Force on Exceptional Support Waiver Services; require a report to the Governor, General Assembly, and the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services by August 1, 2021. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Housing, Building, And Construction Public Assistance State Agencies Reports Mandated Task Forces, Executive Branch
SB-194	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 304.17A-500 to define terms; create a new section of KRS 304.17A-500 to 304.17A-590 to define "covered health care services"; require health benefit plans to provide coverage and reimburse for covered health care services provided by a nonparticipating health care provider at an in-network facility; prohibit nonparticipating health care providers from attempting to collect payment from a covered person for covered health care services other than applicable cost-sharing; amend KRS 304.17A-580 to add provisions of KRS 304.17A-641 and require insurers to reimburse a nonparticipating provider for the provision of emergency medical conditions and emergency department screening and stabilization services at an in-network facility; amend KRS 304.17A-254 and KRS 304.17A-527 to provide requirements for contracts between insurers and providers who are health facilities; amend KRS 304.17A-565 to provide that the provisions of KRS 304.17A-500 to KRS 304.17A-590 shall not be construed to preempt or supersede other rights or remedies available to covered persons under law; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with Sections 2, 3, 4, 6; amend KRS 304.17B-001 and KRS 304.17A-649 to conform; repeal KRS 304.17A-640 and 304.17A-641; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Effective Dates, Delayed Health And Medical Services Hospitals And Nursing Homes Insurance, Health Physicians And Practitioners State Employees
SB-191	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 309.080 to add definitions of certified alcohol and drug counselor assistant I and II; create new sections of KRS 309.080 to 309.089 to establish requirements for certification of alcohol and drug couselor assistant I and II; amend KRS 309.083 to change required hours of experience for certified alcohol and drug counselors to 600 hours under supervision; permit registration as an alcohol and drug peer support specialist to substitute for required classroom hours; amend KRS 309.831 to reduce required hours of experience and education, and reduce required time in recovery from two to one year; amend KRS 309.805, 309.8013, and 309.088 to conform. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Drugs And Medicines Health And Medical Services Licensing Mental Health Occupations And Professions Physicians And Practitioners Public Health Substance Abuse Alcoholism Boards And Commissions
SB-190	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 210.366 to require that training programs for in suicide assessment, treatment, and management include cultural diversity programs for licensed, registered, or certified social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, pastoral counselors, alcohol and drug counselors, alcohol and drug peer support specialists. psychologists, and occupational therapists. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health And Medical Services Mental Health Occupations And Professions State Agencies
HB-447	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 405.075 to define and allow the use of a "newborn safety device" related to the anonymous surrendering of a newborn infant in the Commonwealth. Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	Emergency Medical Services Health And Medical Services Hospitals And Nursing Homes Parental Rights Children And Minors
HB-452	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 132.195 to include specific privately owned leasehold interests in residential property owned by a purely public charity in the list of leasehold interests exempt from state and local property taxation at the prevailing rate; amend KRS 132.020 to include specific privately owned leasehold interests in residential property owned by a purely public charity in the list of property that is subject to a one-and-one-half-cent state property tax rate; amend KRS 132.200 to include specific privately owned leasehold interests in residential property owned by a purely public charity in the list of property that is subject to property taxation for state purposes only. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Disabilities And The Disabled Diseases Education, Finance Gambling Health And Medical Services Hospitals And Nursing Homes Local Government Mental Disability Poverty Substance Abuse
HB-439	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 216B.020 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations establishing standards for a certificate of need for ambulance service providers. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Emergency Medical Services Health And Medical Services Licensing Physicians And Practitioners State Agencies
HB-435	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to permit a physician to provide long-term antibiotic therapy for a therapeutic purpose for a patient diagnosed with Lyme disease and not be subject to punishment by the State Board of Medical Licensure; require written information on laboratory testing for Lyme disease to be provided when a test is ordered; exempt physicians from civil liability for providing information; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plan coverage of long-term antibiotic therapy for covered persons with Lyme disease under certain circumstances; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Diseases Drugs And Medicines Effective Dates, Delayed Health And Medical Services Insurance, Health Physicians And Practitioners Public Health Health Benefit Mandate Boards And Commissions
HB-436	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 210.365 to make firefighters eligible for crisis intervention team training along with law enforcement officers currently permitted such training; amend KRS 95A.220 with an appropriation of $1,250,000 each fiscal year for treatment of full-time and volunteer firefighters affected by post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); allow no PTSD eligibility for disability retirement; declare legitimate personnel actions not compensable, diagnosis required by psychiatrist, psychologist or counselor; APPROPRIATION. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Education, Vocational Firefighters And Fire Departments Health And Medical Services Insurance, Health Local Government Mental Disability Mental Health Safety Appropriations Cities
SR-162	State (Kentucky)	Declare 2020 as the Year of the Eye Exam. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Holidays
SB-173	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to encourage employment of workers who participate in employer-sponsored substance use disorder treatment. Republican: 100% (6) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Substance Abuse Workforce
HB-416	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 132.020 to freeze the state property tax rate and eliminate the tax rate reduction for qualified heavy equipment; amend KRS 138.130 to define vapor products and include vapor products in the definition of tobacco products; amend KRS 138.140 to increase the tax on cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and tobacco products; and to remove the discount for modified risk tobacco products; amend KRS 138.143 to require a floor stock tax; amend KRS 138.510 to impose specific surtax amounts on horse racing wagers and to require the revenue generated from the surtaxes to be deposited into the general fund; amend KRS 139.010 to remove boat ramp fees from the list of fees not considered to be taxable admissions; amend KRS 139.200 to remove the tax on small animal veterinary services and to make other various services taxable; amend KRS 139.470 remove the exemption of gross receipts from the sale of semi-trailers and trailers and to include the new taxable services in the de minimis rule; amend KRS 139.480 to remove the exemption for various types of properties; amend KRS 140.130 to impose an estate tax; amend KRS 141.010 to define married and unmarried individuals and allow a single column return and a single calculation of adjusted gross income with differing thresholds for married and unmarried individuals; amend KRS 141.019 to require a dollar-for-dollar reduction to the retirement income exclusion and to limit the itemized deduction amount for all itemized deductions except for the charitable contribution deduction; amend KRS 141.020 to establish graduated tax rate brackets and a phase out based on income level; amend KRS 141.081 to increase the standard deduction; amend KRS 141.066 to expand the family size tax credit; amend KRS 141.040 to increase the tax rate to 7%; amend KRS 141.0401 to lower the threshold amounts for determining the tax amount owed; amend KRS 141.120 to reinstate the three-factor apportionment formula and include a throw-back rule; amend KRS 141.039 to eliminate the deferred tax deduction; amend KRS 141.201 to sunset the election for consolidated reporting; amend KRS 141.202 to alter the filing requirement basis from waters-edge to world-wide; amend KRS 141.383 to reduce the annual cap; amend KRS 141.433 to sunset the new markets tax credit; amend KRS 142.303 to eliminate the cap on calculation of gross receipts; make conforming changes. Democrat: 100% (20) 100% Democrat support	Deaths Economic Development Effective Dates, Delayed Health And Medical Services Motor Carriers Poverty Retirement And Pensions Small Business Taxation Taxation, Income--corporate
HCR-78	State (Kentucky)	Create the Kentucky Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) Task Force to provide recommendations to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, health care providers, and the General Assembly on improving research, diagnoses, treatments, and education of PANDAS and PANS; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2020 Interim and to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2020. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Diseases Health And Medical Services Hospitals And Nursing Homes Insurance, Health Nurses Physicians And Practitioners Public Health Studies Directed Children And Minors Task Forces, Legislative Branch
HR-77	State (Kentucky)	Declare October 9, 2020, to be PANDAS and PANS Awareness Day. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Diseases Health And Medical Services Holidays Public Health Commendations And Recognitions
SB-149	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 40.317 to decrease the number of veterans' benefits regional administrators and modify their duties; amend KRS 40.325 to include definition of nurse aides and allow for the hiring of nurse aides at veterans' centers; amend KRS 45A.960 to include a definition of nurse aides. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health And Medical Services Hospitals And Nursing Homes Nurses Veterans Aged Persons And Aging

Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create the Task Force on Exceptional Support Waiver Services to study exceptional support services and the Kentucky Exceptional Supports Protocol provided through the Supports for Community Living Waiver Program.