13RS Senate Bill 100

Senate Bill 100

Actions

Last Action	to Judiciary (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to the protection of adults.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	1116
Sponsors	D. Harper Angel, J. Denton, P. Clark, D. Parrett, K. Stein
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define terms; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a registry of individuals who have been substantitated to have abused, neglected, or exploited adults; set search parameters for the registry; require that an individual's name not be placed on the registry unless all administrative appeals and any judicial proceedings have been completed; require an appeal process; state time limits for a name to remain on the adult abuse registry; restrict public access to list; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology and the cabinet to establish a secure database to house the registry; require certain employees to apply to be listed on the registry; state cabinet's duties in running registry; state circumstances under which an individual shall be included on registry; state limit of fee to be included on list; state registries to be searched for fee; limit the entities that may access list; allow an individual to determine if his or her name is on list; require cabinet to create a Web page to allow inquiries of names on the list; require a response by the cabinet within 5 days; amend KRS 205.5606 to require that consumer-directed option providers search prospective employee's names against the list; amend KRS 210.795 to require that Hart-Supported Living Program care providers be searched against the list; amend KRS 209.140 to require the names of individuals against whom an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation has been substantiated to be maintained in a confidential adult abuse registry and only permit records to be released under certain circumstances; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to exempt the adult abuse registry from the Open Records Act; exempt all records associated with an adult abuse registry from discovery in any civil or criminal case; require that any discoverable records or records deemed subject to the Open Records Act no longer be maintained.
Index Headings of Original Version	Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry, available for hire list Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry, available for hire list Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry, available for hire list Nurses - Adult abuse registry, available for hire list Physicians and Practitioners - Adult abuse registry, available for hire list Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry, available for hire list

02/05/13	introduced in Senate
02/07/13	to Judiciary (S)