Kentucky Senate Bill 72 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-01 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Pending: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require health care facilities to implement infection prevention program for high risk areas and, throughout the facility, by January 1, 2012; require implementation of best practices that include identification of infected prevention and control policy and public postings of policies and worker and staff education programs; require health facilities to report data on health-facility-acquired infections; require the use of an approved method of data collection and reporting; require the secretary to implement a method for patients to report by July 1, 2012; require the secretary to serve as the chief administrative officer for data collection; exempt cabinet employees from liability; require a report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by January 30 of each year; establish penalties for violations; state legislative findings in noncodified section.

AN ACT relating to health-facility-acquired infections.

Sen. Walter Blevins [D]

Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]

Sen. Vernie McGaha [R]

Sen. Joey Pendleton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2011-01-07		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB72.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB72/bill.doc