KY SB57 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-07 - to Health & Welfare (S)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-07 - to Health & Welfare (S)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
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.
Title
AN ACT relating to use of experimental treatments for terminal illnesses.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-07 | Senate | to Health & Welfare (S) |
| 2016-01-06 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB57.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB57/bill.pdf |
