| Last Action | 04/10/25: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 161) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. | 
| Bill Documents | 
                        Acts Chapter 161 
                         Current/Final Introduced  | 
            
| Bill Request Number | 1362 | 
| Sponsors | M. Whitaker, D. Lewis | 
| Summary of Enacted Version | Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 315 that establishes requirements for pharmacists when dispensing prescriptions in the event of a practitioner's death; and amends RS 2025 HB 495/VO Section 1 to limit the prohibition on Medicaid expenditures for cross-sex hormones to instances of the cross-sex hormones being prescribed or administered primarily or solely for the treatment of gender dysphoria. | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to establish requirements for pharmacists when dispensing prescriptions in the event of a practitioner's death. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Deaths - Prescription drug dispensing, deceased practitioners, requirements  Drugs and Medicines - Prescription drug dispensing, pharmacists, requirements Health and Medical Services - Prescription drug dispensing, pharmacists, requirements Pharmacists - Prescription drug dispensing, practitioners, requirements Physicians and Practitioners - Prescription drug dispensing, pharmacists, requirements  | 
            
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | M. Whitaker | 
| Summary | Establish requirements for pharmacists dispensing prescriptions in the event of a practitioner's death. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Deaths - Prescription drug dispensing, deceased practitioners, requirements  Drugs and Medicines - Prescription drug dispensing, pharmacists, requirement Health and Medical Services - Prescription drug dispensing, pharmacists, requirement Pharmacists - Prescription drug dispensing, practitioners, requirement Physicians and Practitioners - Prescription drug dispensing, pharmacists, requirement  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | R. Mills | 
| Summary | Make title amendment. | 
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 501/GA | 
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | R. Mills | 
| Summary | Amend RS 2025 HB 495/VO Section 1 to limit the prohibition on Medicaid expenditures for cross-sex hormones to instances of the cross-sex hormones being prescribed or administered primarily or solely for the treatment of gender dysphoria. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Drugs and Medicines - Medicaid, coverage, cross-sex hormones  Public Assistance - Medicaid, coverage, cross-sex hormones Public Medical Assistance - Medicaid, coverage, cross-sex hormones Medicaid - Coverage, cross-sex hormones  | 
            
Last updated: 7/24/2025 3:26 PM (EDT)