HB 349 — AN ACT relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY150 231 RSCHAPTER 150 ( HB 349/GA349 ) AN ACT relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a practitioner who is licensed to Page 1 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA diagnose and prescribe drugs for [a ]sexually transmitted infections, including but not limited to trichomoniasis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia infection, who diagnoses a sexually transmitted [gonorrhea or chlamydia ]infection in a patient may provide expedited partner therapy for a sexually transmitted [gonorrhea or chlamydia ]infection to that patient's sexual partner or partners.

(3) Any person who presents to the county clerk for the purpose of registration any license which has been fraudulently obtained, or obtains any license under KRS 311.380 to 311.510 by false or fraudulent statement or representation, or practices podiatry under a false or assumed name or falsely impersonates another practitioner or former practitioner of a like or different name, or aids and abets any person in the Page 2 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA practice of podiatry within the state without conforming to the requirements of KRS 311.380 to 311.510, or otherwise violates or neglects to comply with any of the provisions of KRS 311.380 to 311.510, shall be guilty of a Class Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A misdemeanor.

However, a physician shall not be guilty of the criminal offense if the partial-birth abortion was Page 3 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury.

Page 4 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA (13) Any person who performs an abortion upon a married woman either with knowledge or in reckless disregard of whether KRS 311.735 applies to her and who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to conform to the requirements of KRS 311.735 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

CHAPTER 150 3 (17) Except as provided in KRS 311.787(3), any person who intentionally violates KRS 311.787 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

(27) Any administrator, officer, or employee of a publicly owned hospital or publicly Page 5 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA owned health care facility who performs or permits the performance of abortions in violation of KRS 311.800(1) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(35) Any hospital performing transplantable organ transplants which knowingly fails to report the possible sale, purchase, or brokering of a transplantable organ shall be fined not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more than fifty thousand Page 6 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA dollars ($50,000).

In addition to any other penalty imposed for that violation, the board may, through the Attorney General, petition a Circuit Court to enjoin the person who is Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY violating KRS 311.691 from practicing genetic counseling in violation of the requirements of KRS 311.690 to 311.700.

Page 7 of 8 HB034910.100 - 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 349/GA (2) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to monopolize, [or ]attempt to monopolize or combine or conspire with any other person or persons to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce in this Commonwealth.

PageSigned 8by ofGovernor 8March HB034910.10031, -2023. 1533 - XXXX 3/7/2023 7:56 PM GA