KY SB139 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - to Health & Welfare (S)
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on February 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - to Health & Welfare (S)
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit eligible patients to use investigational drugs, biological products, or devices for a terminal illness; establish the conditions for use of such experimental treatments; prohibit sanctions of health care providers; clarify the duties of health care insurers regarding experimental treatments; prohibit certain actions by state officials; provide immunity for use and recommendation of experimental treatments.
Title
AN ACT relating to use of experimental treatments for terminal illnesses.
Sponsors
| Sen. C.B. Embry [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | to Health & Welfare (S) |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB139.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB139/bill.doc |
