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Senate Bill 115

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 135)
Title	AN ACT relating to personal-care homes.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	853
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS 216.750 to 216.780 to require an individual to be examined and assessed by a qualified mental health professional prior to admission to a personal-care home; require the pre-admission assessment to be reimbursed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; enact provisions in memory of Joseph Lawrence "Larry" Lee, Jr.
Index Headings of Original Version	Fiscal Note - Cabinet for Health & Family Services, personal-care homes, pre-admission assessment, reimbursement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health & Family Services, personal-care homes, pre-admission assessment, reimbursement Health and Medical Services - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Mental Disability - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Mental Health - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Public Medical Assistance - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Aged Persons and Aging - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by
Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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01/24/12	introduced in Senate
01/26/12	to Health & Welfare (S)
02/15/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/16/12	2nd reading, to Rules
02/28/12	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 29, 2012
02/29/12	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute
03/01/12	received in House
03/05/12	to Health & Welfare (H)
03/19/12	posted in committee
03/26/12	taken from Health & Welfare (H) 1st reading returned to Health & Welfare (H)
03/27/12	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute as a Consent Bill
03/28/12	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute
03/29/12	received in Senate
03/30/12	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute passed 37-0 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
04/11/12	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 135)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete the requirement for an examination and assessment by a qualified mental health professional prior to admission to a personal-care home; require a medical examination prior to admission to a personal-care home that includes a medical history, physical examination, and diagnosis; permit the medical evaluation to include a discharge summary or health and physical report from a physician, hospital, or other health care facility if completed within fourteen days prior to admission; enact provisions in memory of Joseph Lawrence "Larry" Lee, Jr.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Cabinet for Health & Family Services, personal-care homes, pre-admission assessment, reimbursement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health & Family Services, personal-care homes, pre-admission assessment, reimbursement Health and Medical Services - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Mental Disability - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Mental Health - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Public Medical Assistance - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Aged Persons and Aging - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Summary	Retain original provisions; prohibit the admission of a person under the age of 18 to a personal-care home; amend KRS 216.595 to include individuals with other brain disorders in assisted living communities; provide that the new section be known as "Larry's Law."
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Cabinet for Health & Family Services, personal-care homes, pre-admission assessment, reimbursement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health & Family Services, personal-care homes, pre-admission assessment, reimbursement Health and Medical Services - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Mental Disability - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Mental Health - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Public Medical Assistance - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Aged Persons and Aging - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal-care homes, qualified mental health professionals, assessment by

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