Kentucky House Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-9)
Status: Passed on April 13 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-13 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 150)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 319 to define terms relating to the practice of applied behavior analysis and licensure by the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology; authorize the Board of Examiners of Psychology to promulgate administrative regulations relating to licensure of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts and to appoint two (2) behavior analysts to advise the board on matters relating to regulation and licensure of behavior analysts; require licensure to practice applied behavior analysis in the state, to establish licensure requirements, and to prohibit the practice of applied behavior analysis in the state without a license; require the Board of Examiners of Psychology to promulgate administrative regulations governing licensure of practitioners of applied behavior analysis and to annually publish a current directory of licensed practitioners of applied behavior analysis; require the board to issue a license to persons holding a valid license in another state or a person who was educated in another country, under specified conditions; require any practitioner or employer of practitioners of applied behavior analysis to report specified inappropriate behavior to the board; require the board, after due notice and an administrative hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, to refuse to issue or to take specified actions against an existing license or license holder, and establish the actions that may be the subject of disciplinary action by the board; authorize the board to reinstate a license that has lapsed or been revoked and to authorize persons aggrieved by a final order of the board to appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court; provide that all fees received by the board for licensure of practitioners of applied behavior analysis, or penalties assessed by the board for violating provisions of Sections 1 to 10 of the Act shall be deposited to a trust and agency fund to be used by the Board without reversion to the general fund, and authorize the board to employ personnel and purchase necessary materials and supplies; to establish the appropriate use of telehealth for practitioners of applied behavior analysis and authorize the board to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; establish penalties for any person practicing applied behavior analysis without a license; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms relating to applied behavior analysis and autism spectrum disorders; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require that a large group health benefit plan provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders for individuals between the ages of one and 21, including coverage in the annual amount of $50,000 for individuals who are ages one through six, and coverage in the annual amount of $12,000 for individuals who are ages seven through 21 and specify treatments covered; amend KRS 304.17A-143 to require that individual and small group market health benefit plans provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders in the amount of $1000 per month for pharmacy care, psychiatric care, psychological care, therapeutic care, applied behavior analysis and rehabilitative care for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders, and delete the provisions which established the requirements for coverage of autism; amend KRS 18A.225 to require that the state employee health benefit plan provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders consistent with the requirement for coverage under large group health benefit plans; specify that provisions requiring health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders take effect January 1, 2011.

AN ACT relating to behavioral disorders.

Rep. Royce Adams [D]	Rep. Rocky Adkins [D]	Rep. Johnny Bell [D]	Rep. Scott Brinkman [R]
Rep. Dwight Butler [R]	Rep. Mike Cherry [D]	Rep. Larry Clark [D]	Rep. Hubert Collins [D]
Rep. Leslie Combs [D]	Rep. Jesse Crenshaw [D]	Rep. Ron Crimm [R]	Rep. Robert Damron [D]
Rep. Mitchel Denham [D]	Rep. Bob DeWeese [R]	Rep. David Floyd [R]	Rep. Jeff Greer [D]
Rep. Keith Hall [D]	Rep. Charlie Hoffman [D]	Rep. Jeff Hoover [R]	Rep. Dennis Keene [D]
Rep. Thomas McKee [D]	Rep. Charles Miller [D]	Rep. Fred Nesler [D]	Rep. Sannie Overly [D]
Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Carl Rollins [D]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]	Rep. Kevin Sinnette [D]
Rep. John Stacy [D]	Rep. Fitz Steele [D]	Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]
Rep. Jim Wayne [D]	Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington [R]	Rep. Ronald Weston [D]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]
Rep. Addia Wuchner [R]	Rep. Brent Yonts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-13		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 150)
2010-04-01		delivered to Governor
2010-04-01		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2010-04-01		received in House
2010-04-01		3rd reading, passed 37-0
2010-04-01		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, April 1, 2010
2010-03-29		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-26		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2010-03-17		to Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations (S)
2010-03-16		received in Senate
2010-03-16		3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (2)
2010-03-15		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2010
2010-03-12		reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2)
2010-02-26		posted in committee
2010-02-18		recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2010-02-12		floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2010-02-11		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-10		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-02-08		posted in committee
2010-01-05		to Banking & Insurance (H)
2010-01-05		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB159.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB159/bill.doc