| Last Action | to Health & Welfare (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the protection of adults. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Impact Statements | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 1509 |
| Sponsor | J. Jenkins |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define the terms "adult" and "cabinet"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a registry of persons found to have abused, neglected, or exploited an adult; require an appeal process for persons against whom allegations have been substantiated by the cabinet, and prohibit a licensed or certified facility or program from employing a person on the registry; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to prohibit health care facilities and services licensed under KRS Chapter 216B from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 205.5606 to prohibit persons who provide services or supports from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 210.795 to prohibit an individual whose name appears on the registry from being a provider and to prohibit a provider from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry, establish Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry, establish Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry, establish Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry, establish Mental Disability - Adult abuse registry, establish State Agencies - Adult abuse registry, establish Fiscal Note - Adult abuse registry, establish |
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