Rep. Russ Meyer
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District HD-039
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 0
Sponsored Legislation
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-136]
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; to exempt the medicinal marijuana program from existing provisions in Kentucky law to the contrary; to require the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control to implement and regulate the medicinal marijuana program in Kentucky; to establish the Division of Medicinal Marijuana within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; to establish restrictions on the possession of medicinal marijuana by qualifying patients, visiting patients, and designated caregivers;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Judiciary (s) on 03/02/2020
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AN ACT relating to surprise billing. [HB-179]
Amend KRS 304.17A-005 to define "balance billing," "cost sharing," and other terms; create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner or a designated nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a database of billed health care services charges collected from insurers; define "unanticipated out-of-network care," "covered person" and "usual and customary rate"; require an insurer to reimburse for unanticipated out-of-network care at the lower of the billed amount or the usual and customary rate less
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public health, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-129]
Create new sections of KRS 211.180 to 211.190 to establish definitions; establish the amount of funds to be allocated to and used by local health departments in Kentucky for employment, services, and programs; amend KRS 194A.050, 211.180, 211.357, 211.976, 217.125, and 217.811 to establish new requirements of allowable fees; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 21) on 03/17/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to mandatory benefits for health benefit plans. [HB-21]
Amend KRS 304.17A-200 to extend health-status eligibility rules to individual and employer-organized association markets; authorize insurance commissioner to designate additional health status-related factors; prohibit adjustment of premium or contribution amounts for group health benefit plans on the basis of genetic information; amend KRS 304.17A-220 to remove requirements relating to preexisting condition exclusions; repeal and reenact KRS 304.17A-230 to define "preexisting condition exclusion"; prohibit health benefit plans in any market from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Floor Amendment (2) Filed on 02/28/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to mental illness. [HB-237]
Amend KRS 532.130, 532.135, and 532.140 to add a diagnosis of serious mental illness to the disabilities which prevent execution for persons convicted of capital offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Posting Withdrawn on 03/06/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prescription insulin. [HB-12]
Amend KRS 304-17A.148 to cap the cost sharing requirements for prescription insulin at $100 per 30 day supply; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Recommitted To Banking & Insurance (s) on 04/15/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurses. [HB-286]
Amend KRS 314.011 to allow designated advanced practice registered nurses certified in psychiatric-mental health nursing to prescribe up to two sequential refills for a 30 day supply of psychostimulants; amend KRS 314.042 to remove the one-year practice requirement before an APRN may prescribe controlled substances under a CAPA-CS; establish conditions for an APRN to prescribe controlled substances without a CAPA-CS after four years of controlled substance prescribing authority under a CAPA-CS; require an APRN to confirm with the nursing board that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/17/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Women Veterans' Day. [HB-318]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 as Women Veterans' Day in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
3rd Reading, Passed 74-10 on 03/19/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to police pursuit policies and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-298]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions, require each law enforcement agency in the state to establish and enforce policies governing of a vehicle pursuit after January 1, 2021; provide the criteria for decision-making to initiate and terminate a pursuit; allow the adoption model policy, subject to certain criteria and require transmission of adopted policy to Justice Cabinet; provide for penalties for failure to transmit; require written certification that each member of the agency has received a copy of the policy and instruction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 97) on 04/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prescription drugs. [HB-72]
Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define "financial assistance" and "generic alternative;" and to require an insurer to apply financial assistance received by an insured toward any cost sharing owed by the insured with certain exceptions; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/17/2020