Senate Bill 67

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Last Action 03/07/23: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
Title AN ACT relating to freestanding birthing centers.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1326
Sponsors S. Funke Frommeyer, J. Schickel, J. Adams, C. Armstrong, M. Deneen, D. Harper Angel, G. Neal, A. Southworth, L. Tichenor, G. Williams, D. Yates
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "freestanding birthing center"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate updated administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers, including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Standards for Birth Centers, and consistent plans for transfer and safe transport to a hospital as needed; exempt a center from certificate-of-need requirements for establishing and licensing a freestanding birthing center; limit liability of center; amend KRS 216B.020, 196.173, 211.647, 211.660, 213.046, 216.2920, and 216.2970 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Senate Floor Amendment 3
Senate Floor Amendment 4
Senate Floor Amendment 5
Senate Floor Amendment 6
Senate Floor Amendment 7
Senate Floor Amendment 8
Senate Floor Amendment 9
Senate Floor Amendment 10
Senate Floor Amendment 11

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02/07/23
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/09/23
  • to Licensing & Occupations (S)
02/21/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/22/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/28/23
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/01/23
  • floor amendments (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) filed
03/03/23
  • recommitted to Licensing & Occupations (S)
03/07/23
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; add requirement for medical malpractice insurance for freestanding birthing centers; amend KRS 216B.015 to include freestanding birthing centers in the definition of "health facility"; make conforming amendments.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor S. Funke Frommeyer
Summary Retain original provisions, except to limit the exclusion from certificate of need for freestanding birthing centers to no more than four beds.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require a birthing center to be located within five miles of a hospital offering obstetric services.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require a birthing center to have written agreements with other medical providers.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require a birthing center to have written agreements with a licensed obstetrician.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require a birthing center and any asoociated health care provider to have medical liability insurance.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure
Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to remove language relating to at least 40 births per year for providing auditory screenings for infants.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to add reporting requirements to be met by birthing centers.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to add an amendment to KRS 216B.015 to include freestanding birthing centers in the definition of "health facility."
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 9
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require a birthing center to be located within five miles of a hospital offering obstetric services; require a birthing center to have written agreements with other medical providers; require a birthing center to have written agreements with a licensed obstetrician; require a birthing center and any asoociated health care provider to have medical liability insurance; remove language relating to at least 40 births per year for providing auditory screenings for infants; add reporting requirements to be met by birthing centers; amend KRS 216B.015 include freestanding birthing centers in the definition of "health facility."
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure
Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 10
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require a birthing center to be located more than a 60 minute ambulance drive from a Kentucky hospital offering obstetric services.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 11
Sponsor S. Meredith
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to require to require a birthing center to be located more than a 60 minute ambulance drive from a Kentucky hospital offering obstetric; require a birthing center to have written agreements with other medical providers; require a birthing center to have written agreements with a licensed obstetrician; require a birthing center and any asoociated health care provider to have medical liability insurance; remove language relating to at least 40 births per year for providing auditory screenings for infants; add reporting requirements to be met by birthing centers; amend KRS 216B.015 include freestanding birthing centers in the definition of "health facility."
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability
Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure

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