Rep. Tom Smith
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medical procedures and declaring an emergency. [HB-2]
Amend KRS 15.241 to allow the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief as well as civil and criminal penalties to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of KRS Chapter 216B relating to abortion facilities, violations of KRS 311.710 to 311.830 relating to abortions, and violations of emergency management orders relating to elective medical procedures issued under KRS Chapter 39A; specify that nothing in this section shall limit or preclude the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from seeking similar relief; create a noncodified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 4) on 02/02/2021
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AN ACT relating to legislative oversight and declaring an emergency. [HB-6]
Amend KRS 6.900 to define "person"; amend KRS 6.905 to change the name of the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; require the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to appoint a co-chair and vice chairs from their respective bodies and make provisions for appointment of a subcommittee; amend KRS 6.910 to set forth the purpose of the committee; provide that information and working papers of the committee are exempt from open records; allow the committee to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 14) on 03/12/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the limitation of liability during the COVID-19 pandemic and declaring an emergency. [HB-10]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "person"; to provide a defense to civil liability to a person who acts in good faith while operating a business during a state of emergency for ordinary negligence for a personal injury resulting from alleged or actual exposure to COVID-19 provided the person acts as an ordinary, reasonable, and prudent person would act under similar circumstances; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide that a public school official's decision to open or close a school is discretionary for purposes of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (s) on 02/24/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Advisory Council for Recovery Ready Communities. [HB-7]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Advisory Council for Recovery Ready Communities; establish membership and duties of the council; allow for the promulgation of administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 77) on 03/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to temporary nurse aides and declaring an emergency. [HB-276]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to accept the employment of temporary COVID-19 personal care attendants as meeting necessary training for State Registered Nurse Aides; require the Department for Medicaid Services to apply for any Medicaid waivers or state plan amendments necessary; incorporate the provisions into the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program requirements; promulgate any necessary administration regulations; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 58) on 03/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reimbursement for pharmacist services. [HB-48]
Create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish certain insurance practices relating to the reimbursement of pharmacists; amend KRS 304.14-135 to establish a clean claim form for the reimbursement of certain pharmacist services or procedures; amend KRS 304.17A-844 and 304.17B-011 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with pharmacist reimbursement requirements; amend KRS 342.020 to require workers' compensation employers, insurers, and payment obligors to comply with pharmacist reimbursement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 30) on 03/18/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to cannabinoid products. [HB-307]
Amend KRS 218A.010 to exclude certain cannabinoid products from the definition of marijuana.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 123) on 03/25/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the creation of the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-326]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research at the University of Kentucky; define the role, mission, and responsibilities of the center; establish the university's duties related to the center; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to occupational license taxes. [HB-428]
Amend KRS 68.197 to allow a person paying a county license fee and a city license fee in counties with a population of 100,000 or greater to credit the fees; allow cities and counties to enter an agreement relating to crediting occupational taxes in counties with a population of 100,000 or greater; allow existing agreements between cities and counties relating to the crediting of occupational license taxes to continue until the expiration date of the agreement, but prohibit renewal or extension of the agreement; require all county populations in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 02/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to mental health parity. [HB-50]
Amend KRS 304.17A-660 to define "classification of benefits" and "nonquantitative treatment limitation"; amend KRS 304.17A-661 to modify mental health parity requirements; require parity coverage for nonquantitative treatment limitations and medical necessity criteria; require compliance with nonquantitative treatment limitations set forth in federal law; require insurers to submit annual reports relating to the insurer's compliance with mental health parity requirements; amend KRS 304.17A-669 to remove exemptions; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 15) on 03/12/2021