AN ACT relating to public health.
The bill creates a child and maternal fatality review team and updates reporting obligations for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Starting December 1, 2024, hospitals will annually report methods of delivery on their websites.
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SB 74 — AN ACT relating to public health.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on April 18, 2024.
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The bill establishes a state child and maternal fatality review team and implements new reporting requirements.
The bill creates a child and maternal fatality review team and updates reporting obligations for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Starting December 1, 2024, hospitals will annually report methods of delivery on their websites.
Summary
Amend KRS 211.684 to define "state child and maternal fatality review team"; require the Department for Public Health to establish a state child and maternal fatality review team; modify required annual reporting requirements; amend KRS 216.2929 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report methods of delivery by hospital annually on its website beginning December 1, 2024.
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UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY207 241 RSCHAPTER 207 ( SB 74/EN74 ) AN ACT relating to public health.
(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, in cooperation with maternal and Page 1 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN infant health and mental health professional societies:
The collaborative shall be composed of the following members appointed by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services:[a collaborative panel composed of ] (a) Four (4) representatives of health care facilities that provide obstetricalobstetrical, , [and ]newborn[ care], maternal, and infant health care, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists;
(c) Two (2)[providers,(2)[providers,] ]representativesrepresentatives of university mental health training programs;
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (f) One (1) public health director of a local health department in the Commonwealth;
and Page 2 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (g) The commissioner of the Department for Public Health or his or her designee.
Page 3 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (1) There is established within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) program as a voluntary statewide home visitation program, for the purpose of providing assistance to at-risk parents during the prenatal period and until the child's third birthday.
For the purposes of this subsection, "tele-service""tele- service" means a home Page 4 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN visitation service provided through video communication with the HANDS provider, parent, and child present in real time.
CHAPTER 207 3 (a) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as in KRS 304.17A-005, except for purposes of this section, the term includes student health insurance offered by a Kentucky-licensed insurer under written contract with a university or college whose students it proposes to insure;
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the insurer or exchange shall allow a pregnant woman, and any individual who is eligible for coverage because of a relationship to a pregnant woman, to enroll for Page 5 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN coverage under the plan or on the exchange at any time during the pregnancy;
Page 6 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (a) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as in KRS 304.17A-005, except for purposes of this section, the term:
and Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (c) "Telehealth" or "digital health" has the same meaning as in KRS 211.332.
or[ and a minimum Page 7 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN of ] b.
Page 8 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (1) (a) The term "employee" for purposes of this section means:
or by any city, urban-county, charter county, county, or consolidated local government, whose legislative body has opted to participate in the state-state-sponsored sponsored health insurance program pursuant to KRS 79.080;
CHAPTER 207 5 2.
Any person who is a present or future recipient of a retirement allowance from the Kentucky Retirement Systems, County Employees Retirement System, Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, the Legislators' Retirement Plan, the Judicial Retirement Plan, or the Page 9 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN Kentucky Community and Technical College System's optional retirement plan authorized by KRS 161.567, except that a person who is receiving a retirement allowance and who is age sixty-five (65) or older shall not be included, with the exception of persons covered under KRS 61.702(2)(b)3.
The contracts shall include but not be limited to Page 10 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN designating the entity responsible for filing any federal forms, adoption of policies required for proper plan administration, acceptance of the contractual provisions with health insurance carriers or third-party administrators, and adoption of the payment and reimbursement methods necessary for efficient administration of the health insurance program.
Page 11 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (d) Any carrier bidding to offer health care coverage to employees shall agree to provide enrollment, claims, and utilization data to the Commonwealth in a format specified by the Personnel Cabinet with the understanding that the data shall be owned by the Commonwealth;
and to be subject to penalties for Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY noncompliance with data reporting requirements as specified by the Personnel Cabinet.
(f) If any agency participating in the state-sponsored employee health insurance program for its active employees terminates participation and there is a state Page 12 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN appropriation for the employer's contribution for active employees' health insurance coverage, then neither the agency nor the employees shall receive the state-funded contribution after termination from the state-sponsored employee health insurance program.
(4) If an employee moves his or her place of residence or employment out of the service area of an insurer offering a managed health care plan, under which he or she has elected coverage, into either the service area of another managed health care plan or into an area of the Commonwealth not within a managed health care plan Page 13 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN service area, the employee shall be given an option, at the time of the move or transfer, to change his or her coverage to another health benefit plan.
A child shall CHAPTER 207 7 be considered disabled if he or she has been determined to be eligible for federal Social Security disability benefits.
The secretary shall appoint, from a list of names submitted by appointing authorities, members representing school districts from each of the seven (7) Supreme Court districts, members representing state government from each of the seven (7) Supreme Court districts, two (2) members representing retirees under age Page 14 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN sixty-five (65), one (1) member representing local health departments, two (2) members representing the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, and three (3) members at large.
This does not preclude a retiree and an active employee spouse from using both contributions to Page 15 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN the extent needed for purchase of one (1) state sponsored health insurance policy for that plan year.
(17) If a state employee's residence and place of employment are in the same county, and if the hospital located within that county does not offer surgical services, intensive care services, obstetrical services, level II neonatal services, diagnostic Pagecardiac 16catheterization ofservices, 51and SB007420.100magnetic -resonance 82imaging -services, XXXXthe 4/15/2024Legislative 6:47Research PMCommission EngrossedPDF UNOFFICIALVersion COPYACTS 24OF RSTHE SBGENERAL 74/ENASSEMBLY cardiac catheterization services, and magnetic resonance imaging services, the employee may select a plan available in a contiguous county that does provide those services, and the state contribution for the plan shall be the amount available in the county where the plan selected is located.
(c) The request for proposal shall require a carrier's bid to include every county Page 17 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN within the region or regions for which the bid is submitted and include but not be restricted to a preferred provider organization (PPO) option;
Page 18 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (j) KRS 304.17A-148;
CHAPTER 207 9 (n) KRS 304.17A-262;[ and] (o) Section 5 of this Act;
(2) All retirement annuity allowances accrued or accruing to any employee of a state postsecondary educational institution through a retirement program sponsored by the state postsecondary educational institution are hereby exempt from any state, Page 19 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN county, or municipal tax, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or any other process whatsoever, nor shall any assignment thereof be enforceable in any court.
(6) (a) A self-insured employer group health plan provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to its employees shall provide a special enrollment period to pregnant women who are eligible for Page 20 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN coverage in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 4 of this Act.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2) The Division of Health Benefit Exchange shall:
(a) May enter into contracts and other agreements with appropriate entities, Page 21 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN including but not limited to federal, state, and local agencies, as permitted under 45 C.F.R.
(1) With respect to the administration and provision of Medicaid benefits pursuant to this chapter, the Department for Medicaid Services,[ and] any managed care organization contracted to provide Medicaid benefits pursuant to this chapter, and the state's medical assistance program shall be subject to, and comply with, the following, as applicable:[provisions of ] (a) KRS 304.17A-163;[, ] (b) KRS 304.17A-1631;[, ] (c) KRS 304.17A-167;[, ] (d) KRS 304.17A-235;[, ] (e) KRS 304.17A-257;[, ] (f) KRS 304.17A-259;[, ] (g) KRS 304.17A-263;[, ] (h) KRS 304.17A-515;[, ] Page 22 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (i) KRS 304.17A-580;[, ] (j) KRS 304.17A-600, 304.17A-603, and 304.17A-607;[, and ] (k) KRS 304.17A-740 to 304.17A-743;
andand[, [, as applicable] (l) Section 5 of this Act.
CHAPTER 207 11 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, pregnant women, new mothers up to twelve (12) months postpartum, and children up to age one (1) shall be eligible for participation in the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program if:
(a) Prepare a state child health plan, known as KCHIP, meeting the requirements of Title XXI of the Federal Social Security Act, for submission to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services within such time as will permit the state to receive the maximum amounts of Page 23 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN federal matching funds available under Title XXI;
2.[(b)]2.[(b)]The The schedule of benefits to be covered by KCHIP[the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program], which shall:[ include preventive services, vision services including glasses, and dental services including at least sealants, extractions, and fillings, and which shall] a.
ii.[2.]Aii.[2.] A mid-range health benefit coverage plan that is offered and generally available to state employees;
3.[(c)] The premium contribution per family for[of] health insurance coverage available under the KCHIP, which[Kentucky Children's Page 24 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN Health Insurance Program with provisions for the payment of premium contributions by families of children eligible for coverage by the program based upon a sliding scale relating to family income.
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i.[1.] Ten dollars ($10), to be paid by a family with income between one hundred percent (100%) to one hundred thirty-thirty-three three percent (133%) of the federal poverty level;
ii.[2.]Twentyii.[2.] Twenty dollars ($20), to be paid by a family with income between one hundred thirty-four percent (134%) to one hundred forty-nine percent (149%) of the federal Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY poverty level;
4.[(d)]4.[(d)]There There shall be no copayments for services provided under KCHIP[the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program];
[However, ]The cabinet shall provide, in any contracting process for coverage of[the] preventive services[health insurance program], the opportunity for a public health department to bid on Page 25 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN preventive health services to eligible children within the public health department's service area.
A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 205 IS CREATED TO Page 26 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN READ AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER 207 13 4.
and Page 27 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (e) "Telehealth" or "digital health" has the same meaning as in KRS 211.332.
Group consultation, if the beneficiary requests group consultation in lieu of in-person, one-on-oneone- on-one consultation;
Page 28 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN 1.
(b) If the department cannot ensure delivery of breastfeeding equipment in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection, an individual may purchase equipment and the department or a managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services shall Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY reimburse the individual for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the individual, including any balance billing amounts.
18052, as amended, or any other applicable federal law Page 29 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN of all or any of the cost defrayal requirements.
and (b) ["Local child and maternal fatality response team" and "local team" means a community team composed of representatives of agencies, offices, and Page 30 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN institutions that investigate child and maternal deaths, including but not limited to, coroners, social service workers, medical professionals, law enforcement officials, and Commonwealth's and county attorneys;
(e) Evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and intervention strategies adopted;[ and] CHAPTER 207 15 (f) Recommend changes in state programs, legislation, administrative regulations, policies, budgets, and treatment and service standards which may facilitate strategies for prevention and reduce the number of child[ and Page 31 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN maternal] fatalities;
The Page 32 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN report shall not include any information which would identify specific child and maternal fatality cases.
Page 33 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (a) Allow each member to share specific and unique information with the local team;
and (d) Facilitate the appropriate response by each member agency to the fatality, including but not limited to, intervention on behalf of others who may be adversely affected by the situation, implementation of Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY health services necessary for protection of other citizens, further investigation by law enforcement, or legal action by Commonwealth's or county attorneys.
Page 34 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (7) The proceedings, records, opinions, and deliberations of [the ]local teams[team] shall be privileged and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or introduction into evidence in any civil action in any manner that would directly or indirectly identify specific persons or cases reviewed by [the ]local teams[team].
(d) The cabinet shall only provide linkages to organizations that publicly report comparative-charge data for Kentucky providers using data for all patients Page 35 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN treated regardless of payor source, which may be adjusted for outliers, is risk-risk-adjusted, adjusted, and meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of this subsection.
and CHAPTER 207 17 d.
Page 36 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (c) Clearly identify the sources of data used in the report and explain the analytical methods used in preparing the data included in the report;
(4) The cabinet shall report at least biennially, no later than October 1 of each odd-odd-numbered numbered year, on the special health needs of the minority population in the Commonwealth as compared to the population in the Commonwealth as compared to the population at large.
Page 37 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN The cabinet shall use health data collected pursuant to KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929 to obtain the required information, and may use additional sources including data derived from birth certificates if the required information is not available from data collected pursuant to KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929.
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Require certified stroke centers as established in KRS 216B.0425 to Page 38 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN report to the database each case of stroke seen at the facility.
Page 39 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (4) By September[On June 1, 2013, and annually on June] 1 of each year[thereafter], the department shall provide a report of its data and any related findings and recommendations to the Governor and to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services.
CHAPTER 207 19 5.
(b) "Home visitation program" means the voluntary statewide home visiting program established by KRS 211.690 or a program implementing a research-research-based based model or a promising model that includes voluntary home visitation as a primary service delivery strategy that may supplement but shall not Page 40 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN duplicate any existing program that provides assistance to parents [of young children ]and that does not include:
and Page 41 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (d) "Promising model" means a home visitation model that has ongoing research, is modeled after programs with proven standards and outcomes, and has demonstrated its effectiveness or is actively incorporating model evaluation protocols designed to measure its efficacy.
If a certificate of Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY birth is incomplete, the state[local] registrar shall immediately notify the responsible person and require that person to supply the missing items, if that information can be obtained.
(2) When a birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person in charge of the Page 42 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN institution or that person's designated representative, shall obtain the personal data, prepare the certificate, secure the signatures required, and file the certificate as directed in subsection (1) of this section or as otherwise directed by the state registrar within the required five (5) working days.
Page 43 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN (h) If the parents wish to acknowledge paternity, require the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity obtained through the hospital-based program be signed by both parents and be authenticated by a notary public;
(6) When a birth occurs outside an institution, verification of the birth shall be in accordance with the requirements of the state registrar and a birth certificate shall Page 44 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN be prepared and filed by one (1) of the following in the indicated order of priority:
or, in the absence of such a person, CHAPTER 207 21 (b) A midwife or any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth;
however, if the parents are separated or divorced at the time of the child's birth, the choice of surname rests with the parent who has legal custody following birth;[.] (b) If the mother claims that the father of the child is not her husband and the husband agrees to such a claim and the putative father agrees to the statement, Page 45 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN a three (3) way affidavit of paternity may be signed by the respective parties and duly notarized.
In all cases, the maiden name of the Page 46 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN gestational mother shall be entered on the certificate.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (15) Either of the parents of the child, or other informant, shall attest to the accuracy of the personal data entered on the certificate in time to permit the filing of the certificate within five (5)[ten (10)] days prescribed in subsection (1) of this section.
(1) (a) Prior to a hearing on a petition for a determination of partial disability or disability and the appointment of a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator, an interdisciplinary evaluation report shall be Page 47 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN filed with the court.
(3) If the respondent is alleged to be partially disabled or disabled due to mental illness, at least one (1) person participating in the compilation of the interdisciplinary evaluation report shall be a qualified mental health professional as defined in KRS Page 48 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN 202A.011(12).
CHAPTER 207 23 (e) If limited guardianship or conservatorship is recommended, a further recommendation as to the scope of the guardianship or conservatorship, specifying particularly the rights to be limited and the corresponding powers and duties of the limited guardian or limited conservator;
(i) A listing of all medications the respondent is receiving, the dosage, and a description of the impact of the medication upon the respondent's mental and Page 49 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN physical condition and behavior;
Additionally, no payment shall be required of the county for an evaluation performed by a salaried employee of a community center for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability or Page 50 of 51 SB007420.100 - 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 74/EN private facility or agency where the costs incurred by the center, facility, or agency are reimbursable through third-party payors.
PageSigned 51by ofGovernor 51April SB007420.10018, -2024. 82 - XXXX 4/15/2024 6:47 PM Engrossed
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Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill establishes the Kentucky Maternal Psychiatry Access Program and makes various amendments to existing statutes regarding maternal and infant health.
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KRS 211.122
composed of→ [a collaborative panel composed of ]Clarifies the wording regarding the composition of the Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health Collaborative.
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KRS 211.122
providers of maternal mental health care;→ providers of[,] maternal mental health care;Corrects punctuation for clarity in the list of collaborative members.
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KRS 211.122
providers, representatives of university mental health training programs;→ representatives of university mental health training programs;Streamlines the listing of members by removing redundancy.
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KRS 211.122
maternal health advocates;→ [,] maternal health advocates;Adjusts punctuation for consistency in the list of collaborative members.
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KRS 211.122
each of whom shall have[ with] experience living with at least one (1) of the following:→ each of whom shall have experience living with at least one (1) of the following:Removes unnecessary wording for clarity.
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KRS 211.122
the[,] and other stakeholders for the→ the purposes of the collaborative shall be:Streamlines the introduction to the collaborative's purposes.
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KRS 211.122
[(3)]→ [(4)]Re-numbers sections for consistency with added provisions.
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KRS 211.122
[panel]Removes redundant reference to 'panel' for clarity.
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KRS 211.690
The goals of the HANDS program shall be[are] to:→ The goals of the HANDS program shall be to:Corrects grammatical error by simplifying sentence structure.
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KRS 211.690
[an ]educational components[component] on:→ educational components on:Corrects grammatical error by streamlining wording.
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KRS 211.690
by[ written] agreement on a form promulgated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.→ by agreement on a form promulgated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.Clarifies consent process by removing unnecessary wording.
Action History
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signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 207)
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delivered to Governor
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enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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passed 29-5-2
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Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (2), and committee amendment (1-title)
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posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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to Rules (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
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floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (1)
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floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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to Families & Children (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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received in House
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3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
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reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
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recommitted to Families & Children (S)
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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to Families & Children (S)
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to Committee on Committees (S)
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introduced in Senate
Sponsors
- Shelley Funke Frommeyer · Primary
- Gerald A. Neal · Primary
- Lindsey Tichenor · Primary
- D. Yates · Primary
- Harper Angel · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (5)
- Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican
- Gerald A. Neal Democrat
- Lindsey Tichenor Republican
- D. Yates
- Harper Angel
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (133)
133 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 133 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 91 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 1% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Heath | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Justice | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Gilbert | — | Nay |
| Bratcher K. | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Adrielle Camuel | Democrat | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Beverly Chester-Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Chad Aull | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel Grossberg | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Roarx | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Stalker | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Neighbors | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Candy Massaroni | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Callaway | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Bauman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| John Hodgson | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Not Voting |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clines | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Peyton Griffee | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Raymer | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Duvall | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Dietz | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Doan | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Witten | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Wade Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Walker Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 13% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Southworth | — | Not Voting |
| Southworth | — | Not Voting |
| Schickel | — | Not Voting |
| Harper Angel | — | Yea |
| Cassie Chambers Armstrong | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Nay |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Not Voting |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Nay |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Nay |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Wade Williams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Walker Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Schickel | — | Yea |
| Southworth | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Harper Angel | — | Yea |
| Cassie Chambers Armstrong | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Wade Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Walker Thomas | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 74 do?
- Amend KRS 211.684 to define "state child and maternal fatality review team"; require the Department for Public Health to establish a state child and maternal fatality review team; modify required annual reporting requirements; amend KRS 216.2929 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to report methods of delivery by hospital annually on its website beginning December 1, 2024.
- Who sponsors SB 74?
- SB 74 is sponsored by Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), D. Yates, and Harper Angel.
- What is the current status of SB 74?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2024. Enacted.
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