Rep. Thomas Burch
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District HD-030
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 8
Sponsored Legislation
Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to specialty residential treatment centers. [HB-231]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to establish specialty residential treatment centers; define terms; require the centers to be licensed in accordance with KRS 216B.105 and to meet certificate of need requirements; provide for the requirements of the centers; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the establishment and licensing of the treatment centers; require an annual report to be provided to the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare; amend KRS 216B.455 to delete
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Richards
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 7) on 03/04/2010
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AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. [HB-232]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms, including "personal communication device"; prohibit the use of a personal communication device to send or receive verbal or text communications by the operator of a motor vehicle; provide limited exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to provide for a warning for the first violationa fine between $20 and $100 for subsequent violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Posted In Committee on 01/22/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to a residential option for substance abusers. [HB-257]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, subject to available funding, to contract with an agency to operate a therapeutic home as a residential option for substance abuse treatment for adults; require access to services related to treatment, job training, and life skills; permit homes to operate as business training schools; permit the cabinet to promulgate regulations establishing requirements for the operation of the home and business training schools; permit admission to be an alternative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Burch
To Judiciary (s) on 02/22/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the accreditation of health departments and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-258]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to create to Kentucky Commission on Public Health within the Finance Administration Cabinet; establish membership and duties of the commission including that all health departments achieve national accreditation and maintain accreditation by the national Public Health Accreditation Board, by December 31, 2019; require the commission to submit an annual report; appropriate $500,000 to operate the commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Recommitted To Health & Welfare (s) on 03/24/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Hemophilia and Blood Disorder Program. [HB-259]
Create new section of KRS Chapter 214 to establish the Kentucky Hemophilia and Blood Disorder Program in the Department for Public Health; require the program to assist in the development and expansion of programs for the diagnosis and treatment of hemophilia and blood disorders, provide health benefit plan insurance coverage case management, make referrals to Kentucky Access, evaluate other funding sources, pay medical insurance premiums unless prohibited by law, provide for community educational programs, conduct educational programs; set eligibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Burch
Reassigned To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/25/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children in the custody of the state. [HB-260]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to require the Court of Justice to establish rules of administrative procedure relating to juvenile and child protection and permanency cases; amend KRS 620.020 to define court proceeding; amend KRS 620.060 to require notice of right to counsel and appointment of counsel; add provision encouraging courts to establish local rules or procedures to appoint counsel at the earliest possible opportunity; amend KRS 620.070 to require summons to contain notice of right to counsel; amend KRS 620.080 to require time
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Burch
To Judiciary (h) on 01/19/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the prevention of opioid drug overdose. [HB-263]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and create the Opioid Drug Overdose Prevention Program within the Department for Public Health to include projects to encourage 911 calls when overdoses are observed; programs to increase awareness of opioid antidotes among those unlikely to overdose on opiates, overdose prevention; recognition and response education in drug treatment centers, outreach programs, and other organizations working with drug users and their families and communities; overdose recognition and response training in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Burch
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/26/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pediatric abusive head trauma. [HB-285]
Provide noncodified language to acknowledge a current pilot project designed to educate parents about pediatric abusive head trauma at three Norton Healthcare hospitals and request that preliminary results be shared with the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare by November 2010; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; amend KRS 15.334 to include the dynamics of pediatric abusive head trauma and model protocols to address pediatric abusive head trauma as mandatory training subjects for law enforcement officers; create a new
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 171) on 04/26/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to smokeless tobacco. [HB-296]
Amend KRS 138.130 to redefine "other tobacco products" to include moist snuff; amend KRS 138.140 to lower the excise tax rate on other tobacco products to 12.1 percent; amend KRS 138.195 to make technical corrections; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2010.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Posted In Committee on 02/05/2010
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Kentucky 2010 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to social service workers and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-328]
Amend KRS 194A.564 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report on and update progress of November 15, 2007, study recommendations by November 15, 2010; require the commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services to consult with personnel providing public assistance services; amend KRS 199.461 to amend the definition of "active case," and add definitions of "caseload," "child with special therapeutic needs," "and managerial and "supervisory staff"; reduce the maximum caseload from 25 to 18 active cases; set the maximum
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Burch
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/09/2010