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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HB-136: AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Judiciary (s) on 03/02/2020
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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HB-179: AN ACT relating to surprise billing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
AN ACT relating to actuarial analysis on retirement bills. [HB-194]
Amend KRS 6.350 to establish additional requirements for the completion of the actuarial analysis required for bills pertaining to state-administered retirement systems; specify additional requirements to be projecting costs/savings over a 30 year period rather than 20 years, completing the analysis in a format established by the Legislative Research Commission, and requiring the front page of the analysis to include summary information.
HB-194: AN ACT relating to actuarial analysis on retirement bills.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Taken From State & Local Government (s) on 03/18/2020
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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HB-21: AN ACT relating to mandatory benefits for health benefit plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Floor Amendment (2) Filed on 02/28/2020
AN ACT relating to expungement. [HB-486]
Amend KRS 431.073 to reduce waiting period for felony expungement from five years to one year, to reduce delays in the process, and to automatically waive the expungement fee for needy persons; amend KRS 431.078 to reduce waiting period for misdemeanor expungement from five years to one year.
HB-486: AN ACT relating to expungement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Judiciary (h) on 02/27/2020
A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to school accountability. [HJR-82]
Direct the commissioner of education to convene a strategic assessment and accountability committee; establish minimum requirements for the composition of the committee; establish the duties of the committee; require the commissioner to report the findings of the committee to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by December 1, 2020, and December 1, 2021.
HJR-82: A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to school accountability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/17/2020
AN ACT relating to weights and measures. [HB-223]
Create a new section of KRS 363.510 to 363.850 to allow the promulgation of administrative regulations relating to tobacco moisture testing devices; amend KRS 363.510 to include instruments to measure internal moisture or density of unprocessed bulk tobacco in the "weights and measures" definition.
HB-223: AN ACT relating to weights and measures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Rand
To Agriculture (s) on 01/26/2010
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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HB-231: AN ACT relating to specialty residential treatment centers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Richards
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 7) on 03/04/2010