| Last Action | returned to Judiciary (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the protection of vulnerable adults. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Impact Statements | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 1206 |
| Sponsors | R. Palumbo, K. Flood, J. Jenkins, T. Riner, R. Smart, S. Westrom |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create and maintain an adult abuse registry; make the registry available electronically; prohibit unsubstantiated findings; prohibit placement of an individual on the registry unless all administrative appeals and judicial proceedings related to the appeal have been completed and upheld; prohibit a long-term-care facility or provider from employing an individual or volunteer whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 209.140 to permit limited release of information related to the adult abuse registry to long-term-care providers. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry Nurses - Adult abuse registry Physicians and Practitioners - Adult abuse registry Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry Fiscal Note - Adult abuse registry |
| Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 01/24/14 |
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| 01/27/14 |
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| 01/30/14 |
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| 03/06/14 |
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| 03/07/14 |
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| 03/11/14 |
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| 03/13/14 |
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| 03/14/14 |
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| 03/17/14 |
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| 03/31/14 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to require entities that provide personal care services to vulnerable adults to query the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as to whether a prospective employee, contractor, or volunteer has been the subject of a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation; allow queries for current employees, contractors, and volunteers; allow an individual to query the cabinet to determine whether a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation has been entered against him or her; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the query process in a secure manner; allow administrative appeals to be made in the county where the alleged wrongdoing occurred; specify the type of answer the Cabinet may give in response to a query; establish a liability hold harmless period for provisional employment where a response to a query is not timely returned by the Cabinet. |
| Index Headings |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Adult abuse registry Health and Medical Services - Adult abuse registry Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Adult abuse registry Nurses - Adult abuse registry Physicians and Practitioners - Adult abuse registry Aged Persons and Aging - Adult abuse registry Fiscal Note - Adult abuse registry |
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