House Bill 250

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Last Action to Judiciary (S)
Title AN ACT relating to patient safety in long-term-care settings and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 1130
Sponsors C. Rollins II, L. Belcher, K. Flood, J. Jenkins, D. Keene, R. Palumbo, J. Wayne, S. Westrom
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define terms; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to begin to prepare to establish and implement a registry of each person against whom a charge of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult has been substantiated; require the cabinet to promulgate regulations upon the implementation of the registry; prohibit adult institutional and community-based long-term-care service providers from employing a person whose name appears on the registry upon implementation of the registry; require the cabinet to implement a fingerprint-based background check program if federal funds become available for the National Background Check Program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; clarify that all administrative procedures shall be in accord with KRS Chapter 13B; amend KRS 205.5606 to require that each person that provides services under that section shall not employ a person whose name appears on the registry upon implementation of the registry; amend KRS 210.795 to require that, upon implementation of the registry, a person on the registry is ineligible to be a provider under that statute and providers shall not employ a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 209.140 to state that, upon implementation of a registry, the names of persons against whom charges of abuse, neglect, or exploitation have been substantiated shall be available to potential employers and the public.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adult abuse registry
Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Mental Disability - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adult abuse registry
Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Committee Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

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01/12/12
  • introduced in House
01/17/12
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
02/27/12
  • posted in committee
03/01/12
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/02/12
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/05/12
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2012
03/06/12
  • 3rd reading, passed 62-36 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/07/12
  • received in Senate
03/13/12
  • to Judiciary (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Summary Delete original provisions, amend KRS 216.785 to define terms; create new sections of KRS 216.785 to 216.793 to establish a National and State Background Check Program; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement the program in phases between October 1, 2012, to April 1, 2013, by administrative regulation; list entities required to request background checks; require the cabinet to establish a fee to be remitted to the agency performing the background checks; require the cabinet to use federal grant funds to cover cabinet costs associated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's criminal background checks; require the cabinet and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to collaborate on the development and implementation of a mechanism for continuous employment assessment of criminal background checks; permit the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to charge for the actual cost of background checks and continuous assessments; require the inspector general to be notified if an employee commits a crime after the initial background check; require applicants to consent to background checks; prohibit long-term-care facilities and providers from employing a person who has a disqualifying offense, is listed on a registry, or has had their professional license revoked or suspended; permit provisional employment with supervision of individuals undergoing background checks; permit an applicant or employee to challenge the accuracy of a disqualifying offense by written request; permit an applicant or employee to appeal the finding of a disqualifying offense; require state-owned facilities to take disciplinary or dismissal action after notification of an employee with a disqualifying offense; require facilities not state-owned to take action after notification of an employee with a disqualifying offense and continue employment during any appeal; establish a fine of $500 per day for a facility that is not a state-owned facility and continues to employ an individual with a disqualifying offense after an appeal does not clear the employee; establish a consideration of rehabilitation under an independent review process for a waiver of a disqualifying offense; prohibit employment until rehabilitation has been completed and approved by the cabinet; exempt the cabinet, entities that perform background checks, and employers from civil damages for actions taken in good faith related to a criminal background check; establish the National and State Background Check Program fund, into which fees and fines are allocated; retain moneys and interest in the fund; appropriate moneys in the fund for the use of the National and State Background Check Program; require background checks for home and community-based services providers; amend KRS 216. 533 to prohibit long-term-care facilities owned, managed, or operated by the cabinet from employing individuals with a disqualifying offense; amend KRS 216.712 to prohibit personal services agencies from employing individuals with a disqualifying offense; amend KRS 216.787 to prohibit agencies providing services to senior citizens funded by the cabinet from employing individuals with a disqualifying offense; amend KRS 216.789 to prohibit long-term-care facilities or providers from employing individuals with a disqualifying offense; amend KRS 216.793 to require applications for employment to clearly state that a criminal background check is required.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adult abuse registry
Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Mental Disability - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adult abuse registry
Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish

Amendment House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor T. Burch
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adult abuse registry
Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Mental Disability - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adult abuse registry
Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish
Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry, prepare to establish

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