Relating To Pharmacists. [SB-165]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
Mandates reimbursement for services provided by participating registered pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice by private and public health plans in the State beginning January 1, 2024.
SB-165: Relating To Pharmacists.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Relating To Health. [HB-659]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes permitting and education requirements for pharmacists performing certain diagnostic tests or tests waived pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). Expands the definition of "practice of pharmacy" to include the ordering and collection of specimens for certain diagnostic-related or CLIA-waived tests. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Relating To Pharmacists. [HB-1221]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Mandates reimbursement for services provided by participating registered pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice by private and public health plans in the State beginning 1/1/2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenna Takenouchi
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy. [HB-274]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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.
HB-274: AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.11) on 03/26/2024
AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits. [HB-190]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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.
HB-190: AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Sharp
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 213) on 04/18/2024
Pharmacies/pharmacists/benefits Managers [HB-226]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an effective date.
HB-226: Pharmacies/pharmacists/benefits Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson
Manifest Error(s) on 06/05/2024
AN ACT relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers. [HB-159]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define “health care provider” and “health services,” and to establish that health care providers providing health services are immune from criminal liability for harm arising from a health services-related act or omission other than gross negligence or wanton, willful, malicious, or intentional misconduct.
HB-159: AN ACT relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.12) on 03/26/2024
AN ACT relating to health service providers. [HB-144]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "covenant not to compete," "employee," and "health service provider"; prohibit a health service provider receiving 10 percent or more of its total gross revenue from state general funds from requiring an employee to enter a covenant not to compete; set forth civil remedy, damages that can be recovered, and limitations to bring claim; require notice of prohibited convenant not to compete be posted by the health service provider; prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee for bringing
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HB-144: AN ACT relating to health service providers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Rawlings
Introduced In House on 01/04/2024
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.
SB-24: AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
To Health Services (h) on 03/06/2024
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.
SB-27: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith
Received In House on 03/12/2024
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.
HB-48: AN ACT relating to the right to refuse medical treatment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Introduced In House on 01/02/2024
AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of medical professionals and declaring an emergency. [HB-49]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Ethics ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exercising these rights; prohibit the State Board of Medical Licensure from reprimanding medical practitioners and require the board
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HB-49: AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of medical professionals and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Introduced In House on 01/02/2024
Prescription Drugs; Cost Sharing [SB-124]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act relating to health care insurers; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to prescription drug defined cost sharing; and providing for an effective date.
SB-124: Prescription Drugs; Cost Sharing
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Read The First Time - Referrals on 04/05/2023
Pharmacies/pharmacists/benefits Managers [SB-121]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to insurance; relating to pharmacies; relating to pharmacists; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to patient choice of pharmacy; and providing for an effective date.
SB-121: Pharmacies/pharmacists/benefits Managers
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Giessel
Cosponsor(s): Claman on 04/17/2024
Profession Of Pharmacy [HB-112]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to pharmacies; relating to prescription drug manufacturers; relating to licensing and registration requirements for certain wholesale drug distributors; relating to prescriptions for epinephrine; relating to the administration of epinephrine; and providing for an effective date.
HB-112: Profession Of Pharmacy
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson
Fn2: (ced) on 10/16/2023