Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 102) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to personal emergency response systems. |
Bill Documents |
Bill
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Bill Request Number | 487 |
Sponsor | T. Buford |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to regulate personal emergency response systems under the authority of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services; define terms; establish the promulgation of administrative regulations to supervise the duties and functions relating to personal emergency response system providers. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Emergency Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Health and Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Aged Persons and Aging - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of |
Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
01/08/08 |
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01/10/08 |
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01/24/08 |
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01/25/08 |
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01/29/08 |
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01/30/08 |
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01/31/08 |
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02/05/08 |
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03/14/08 |
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03/19/08 |
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03/20/08 |
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03/25/08 |
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03/27/08 |
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04/01/08 |
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04/02/08 |
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04/14/08 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions of the bill except require primary service agreements to designate primary responders to contact in the event of an emergency. |
Index Headings |
Emergency Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Health and Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Aged Persons and Aging - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of |
Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Impact Statements | Local Mandate |
Summary | Delete original provisions of the bill; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define alarm system, personal emergency response system, personal emergency response system provider, customer, and responder; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to establish the limitations on a person performing the services of a personal emergency response system provider; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 establishing that effective January 1, 2009, all new contracts between a personal emergency response system provider and a customer shall be in accordance with specified contract provisions requiring the customer to designate the order in which responders will be contacted in an emergency; establish options for the customer to designate a 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center as the first and primary responder, the secondary responder, or as the primary responder in the case of no voice-to-voice contact with the customer; establish that the personal emergency response system provider shall provide a disclosure statement to the customer stating the option to designate a 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center as the primary responder; establish the type of information that the personal emergency response system provider shall provide to a 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center; establish that the personal emergency response system provider shall notify the responders on the customer's calling list after a 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center has been called; establish that a personal emergency response system provider shall notify all customers with existing contracts prior to January 1, 2009 of the option to select a 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center as the primary responder; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to establish guidelines relating to city, county, charter county, urban-county government, unified local government, or consolidated local governments and personal emergency response system providers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to establish that this Act does not apply to specified entities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 establishing that the Attorney General and the county attorney shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 establishing a $10,000 per violation penalty for violations of this Act; and establish that this Act shall be known as the Christine Talley Act. |
Index Headings |
Emergency Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Health and Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Aged Persons and Aging - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | M. Harmon |
Summary | Delete prohibition against a local government imposing a tax or a licensing or franchise fee on a personal emergency response system. |
Index Headings |
Emergency Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Health and Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Aged Persons and Aging - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal emergency response systems, supervision of |
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