Kentucky
General Assembly

12/18/09	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/10	introduced in Senate
01/06/10	to State & Local Government (S)
02/17/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
02/18/10	2nd reading, to Rules
02/23/10	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed
02/24/10	floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
02/25/10	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 25, 2010 3rd reading Committee Substitute withdrawn committee amendment (1-title) withdrawn floor amendments (1) (2-title) (3) and (4) withdrawn passed 20-18
02/26/10	received in House
03/04/10	to State Government (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 13A.338 to specify that Section 2(2)(g) and (h) of 900 KAR 6:075, Certificate of Need nonsubstantive review, shall be null, void, and unenforceable; instruct regulations compiler to amend 900 KAR 6:075 accordingly; prohibit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from promulgating an administrative regulation identical to or substantially the same as Section 2(2)(g) and (h) of 900 KAR 6:075 unless specifically authorized; amend KRS 216B.095 to prohibit the cabinet from granting nonsubstantive review status to specified certificate of need applications; provide that an application proposing such a facility or hospital be reviewed using formal review; immediately revoke a certificate that has already been approved for specified facility or hospital; provide that Section 2 shall supersede administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Deficient administrative regulations, declare null, void, and unenforceable General Assembly - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones null, void, and unenforceable State Agencies - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones, null, void, and unenforceable

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	E. Tori
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Deficient administrative regulations, declare null, void, and unenforceable General Assembly - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones null, void, and unenforceable State Agencies - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones, null, void, and unenforceable

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Givens
Summary	Delete references to specific provisions within the administrative regulation and instead declare the entire administrative regulation, 900 KAR 6:075, to be null, void, and unenforceable; prohibit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from promulgating an administrative regulation that is identical to or substantially the same as that administrative regulation for a 1 year period of time.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Deficient administrative regulations, declare null, void, and unenforceable General Assembly - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones null, void, and unenforceable State Agencies - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones, null, void, and unenforceable

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Givens
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Deficient administrative regulations, declare null, void, and unenforceable General Assembly - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones null, void, and unenforceable State Agencies - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones, null, void, and unenforceable

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	R. Palmer II
Summary	Retain original provisions; create language establishing that any hospital or facility, defined by KRS 216.2920 or 216B.450, shall not refuse to admit a patient who meets the medical necessity criteria for services.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Deficient administrative regulations, declare null, void, and unenforceable General Assembly - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones null, void, and unenforceable State Agencies - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones, null, void, and unenforceable

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	R. Palmer II
Summary	Delete provisions in Section 2 and instead create language requiring the cabinet to grant nonsubstantive review status to specified certificate of need applications.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Deficient administrative regulations, declare null, void, and unenforceable General Assembly - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones null, void, and unenforceable State Agencies - Administrative regulations, declare deficient ones, null, void, and unenforceable