Kentucky House Bill 444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-10 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove "primary care centers" and "rural health clinics" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a "critical access hospital"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of "long-term care facilities"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for "Type A" and "Type B" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the "Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board" with the "Cabinet for Health and Family Services"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint "technical advisory committees" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177.

AN ACT relating to health facilities and services.

Rep. Robert Benvenuti [R]

2018-03-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 645 (Y: 34 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 223 (Y: 61 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-10	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143)
2018-03-29	House	delivered to Governor
2018-03-29	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2018-03-29	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2018-03-27	House	received in House
2018-03-27	Senate	3rd reading, passed 34-3
2018-03-22	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
2018-03-21	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules
2018-03-20	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2018-03-20	Senate	2nd reading
2018-03-20	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2018-03-19	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2018-03-19	Senate	1st reading
2018-03-19	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2018-03-08	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2018-03-07	Senate	received in Senate
2018-03-06	House	3rd reading, passed 61-32
2018-03-05	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
2018-03-02	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-03-01	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2018-02-27	House	posted in committee
2018-02-26	House	to Health and Family Services (H)
2018-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB444.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB444/bill.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB444/vote_history.pdf