Kentucky 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 162 — AN ACT relating to heart attack response and treatment.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to establish and implement a plan for achieving continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided under a statewide system for heart attack response and treatment; require the department to designate licensed hospitals as Comprehensive Cardiac Centers, Primary Heart Attack Centers, or Acute Heart Attack Ready hospitals; amend KRS 311A.180 to expand the protocols of emergency medical services providers to include trauma, cardiac arrest, and heart attack.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the existing statute to include protocols for heart attack patient care in the medical control documents required from emergency medical services providers.

  • KRS 311A.180

    treatment, and transport of stroke, trauma, cardiac arrest, and → treatment, transport, and routing of stroke, trauma, cardiac arrest, and heart attack

    The requirement now explicitly includes heart attack patients in the protocols for care.

Action History

  1. to Health & Welfare (S)

  2. to Committee on Committees (S)

  3. introduced in Senate

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 162 do?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to establish and implement a plan for achieving continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided under a statewide system for heart attack response and treatment; require the department to designate licensed hospitals as Comprehensive Cardiac Centers, Primary Heart Attack Centers, or Acute Heart Attack Ready hospitals; amend KRS 311A.180 to expand the protocols of emergency medical services providers to include trauma, cardiac arrest, and heart attack.
Who sponsors SB 162?
SB 162 is sponsored by Danny Carroll (Republican) and Donald Douglas (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 162?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 162?
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