Kentucky 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB315
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require railroad companies to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation upon and within the geographical bounds of its right-of-way at each intersection with a public road or highway; require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation when a railroad company fails to do so; require the railroad company to reimburse the Transportation Cabinet for costs of the removal; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB316
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Refer
1/29/24
Report Pass
2/1/24
Engrossed
3/1/24
Refer
3/1/24
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 7A to define terms; establish the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board of the Kentucky General Assembly to review, analyze, study, evaluate, provide legislative oversight, and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding any aspect of the Kentucky Medicaid Program; establish board membership, authority, and duties; amend KRS 7A.010, 7A.140, 7A.150, and 7A.180 to conform; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB317
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Refer
2/8/24
Amend KRS 304.17A-600 to define "health care provider"; make conforming amendments; create new sections of KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633 to establish eligibility criteria and requirements for prior authorization exemptions; establish requirements for rescinding prior authorization exemptions; set forth requirements for external reviews of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions; establish requirements for sending forms and notices to health care providers; provide that nothing shall be construed to authorize a health care provider to act outside the provider's scope of practice or require an insurer or private review agent to pay for a health care service performed in violation of law; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to establish forms; amend KRS 304.17A-605 to establish applicability of provisions relating to prior authorization exemptions to certain insurers and private review agents; amend KRS 304.17A-607 to establish requirements for prior authorizations; amend KRS 304.17A-611 to prohibit the retrospective denial, reduction in payment, and review of health care services for which a health care provider has a prior authorization exemption and establish exceptions; amend KRS 304.17A-621 to conform; amend KRS 304.17A-627 to prohibit conflicts of interest with independent review entities and reviewers of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions; require independent review entities and reviewers of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions to submit an annual report to the Department of Insurance; amend KRS 304.17A-633 to require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to report on external reviews of prior authorization exemptions denials and rescissions; amend KRS 304.17A-706 to conform; amend KRS 205.536 to require managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits to comply with the sections on prior authorization exemptions; apply the provisions to contracts delivered, entered, renewed, extended, or amended on or after the effective date of the Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB318
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Refer
1/30/24
Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633 to require insurers of health benefit plans to offer a program to reduce or eliminate prior authorization requirements; establish notice requirements; establish participating provider requirements; provide that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
KY
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB319
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Refer
2/15/24
Report Pass
2/27/24
Engrossed
3/1/24
Refer
3/1/24
Refer
3/4/24
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Cybersecurity (KentuckyCYBER) Program and governing board within the Council on Postsecondary Education; establish the purpose and duties of KentuckyCYBER Governing Board; create the KentuckyCYBER fund; APPROPRIATION.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB32
Introduced
1/2/24
Refer
1/2/24
Amend KRS 311.601 to require an option of one-half hour of continuing education on the completion of a certificate of death for physicians to meet the 7.5 hours of approved continuing education in KRS 218A.205; amend KRS 311.844 to require an option of one-half hour of continuing education on the completion of a certificate of death for a physician assistant; amend KRS 311A.135 to requrie an option of one-half hour of continuing education on the completion of a death certificate for paramedics; amend KRS 310.175 to require an option of one-half hour of continuing education on the completion of a certificate of death for chiropractors; amend KRS 313.035 to require an option of one-half hour of continuing education on the completion of a certificate of death for dentists; amend KRS 314.073 to require an option of one-half hour of continuing education on the completion of a certificate of death for nurses; amend KRS 213.076 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make a one-half hour continuing education course on the completion of a certificate of death available.
KY
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB320
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Refer
2/16/24
Report Pass
2/28/24
Engrossed
3/6/24
Refer
3/6/24
Refer
3/8/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Enrolled
3/27/24
Enrolled
3/28/24
Chaptered
4/10/24
Passed
4/10/24
Amends KRS 337.385 to establish a statute of limitations of three years for wage and hour violations; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations of three years for actions against an employer for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy and for a violation of KRS 344.030 to 344.110 or KRS 344.372; and amends KRS 454.210 to expand personal jurisdiction of courts over nonresidents.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB321
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB322
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the testing of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in postpartum women; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement for pregnant and postpartum women; make technical amendments; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB323
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Refer
1/26/24
Report Pass
2/7/24
Engrossed
2/20/24
Refer
2/20/24
Refer
3/7/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Enrolled
3/28/24
Enrolled
3/28/24
Chaptered
4/9/24
Passed
4/9/24
Amends KRS 95A.262 to permit the Kentucky Fire Commission to establish a reimbursement program for cancer screenings for firefighters.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB324
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
2/27/24
Engrossed
3/1/24
Refer
3/1/24
Amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to modify reporting requirements for various state agencies to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; repeal KRS 342.231 and 176.5066, relating to reports.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB325
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Amend KRS 401.020 to require a court to conduct a hearing and consider the best interests of a child when one parent refuses or is unable to execute a petition for a name change for a minor child.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB326
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 45A, 56, and 65 to require that state and local contracts contain a provision that any iron, steel, aluminum, or manufactured goods used in all state and local projects be manufactured in the United States unless a waiver is granted; amend KRS Chapters 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.070, 176.080, and 424.260 to conform; provide that Section 1 to 3 may be cited as the Kentucky Buy American Act.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB327
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with which the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for remote ultrasounds and remote fetal nonstress tests; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that federal approval is necessary.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB328
Introduced
1/22/24
Refer
1/22/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
2/21/24
Engrossed
3/8/24
Refer
3/8/24
Amend KRS 258.005 to define "veterinarian" and "veterinary technician"; amend KRS 258.015 to authorize a Kentucky licensed veterinary technician to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies.