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House Bill 479

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Last Action recommitted to Health & Welfare (H)
Title AN ACT relating to reporting by health care facilities.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1251
Sponsor B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require hospitals and other health care facilities that offer emergency services to report gunshot wounds, powder burns, and bullet wounds, and to report stab wounds if not inflicted by the victim; provide for immunity from liability for reporting if reasonable cause exists; provide that failure to report is a violation.
Index Headings of Original Version Crimes and Punishments - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Criminal Procedure - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Firearms and Weapons - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Health and Medical Services - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Physicians and Practitioners - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Police, City and County - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Public Records and Reports - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1

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02/23/09
  • introduced in House
02/24/09
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
03/03/09
  • posted in committee
03/05/09
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/06/09
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/12/09
  • recommitted to Health & Welfare (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions of the bill except to change "shall" to "may" and replace conditions for reporting with "the treatment of a person suffering from a gunshot wound or life-threatening injury indicating an act of criminal violence."
Index Headings Crimes and Punishments - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Criminal Procedure - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Firearms and Weapons - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Health and Medical Services - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Physicians and Practitioners - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Police, City and County - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of
Public Records and Reports - Gunshot and stab wounds, reporting of

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