Last Action | to Health & Welfare (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to eligibility for public assistance. |
Bill Documents |
Bill
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Impact Statements | Fiscal Note |
Bill Request Number | 392 |
Sponsors | J. Shell, K. King |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 205.200 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a substance abuse screening program for applicants and recipients of public assistance who have a felony or misdemeanor history of substance abuse; permit the cabinet to design the program and utilize testing of blood or urine or other reliable methods of substance abuse detection; state conditions under which an adult person is ineligible for public assistance; require testing as a requirement before the receipt of public assistance and once each subsequent year; require the cabinet to promulgate regulations governing the program and testing, including requirements that applicants pay for all substance abuse screening costs and receive a reimbursement if the test is passed; grant the right to additional screenings for applicants who fail a test; require both parents in two-parent families to comply with screening requirements if both parents have a felony or misdemeanor history of substance abuse; require that an individual who fails a test receive a list of licensed substance abuse treatment providers in his or her area; require passage of a drug test before receiving benefits; permit parents or guardians who fail a test to designate another individual to receive benefits for the parent's minor children; require designated individuals to pass substance abuse screenings; create a 60-day grace period to enter a treatment program after the initial positive test; require individuals to pay for a test at the end of the 60-day grace period; provide that if they pass that test, they must pass two additional randomized testings during the next 24 months, or if an individual tests positive after the 60-day grace period, they must show evidence of having entered a substance abuse treatment program within 14 days, during which time, benefits may be suspended and only be payable for the benefit of any children in that recipient's home. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Fiscal Note - Public assistance, substance abuse screening Drugs and Medicines - Substance abuse screening, public assistance Poverty - Public assistance, substance abuse screening Public Assistance - Eligibility for benefits, substance abuse screening Public Medical Assistance - Eligibility for benefits, substance abuse screening Medicaid - Eligibility for benefits, substance abuse screening Civil Rights - Public assistance, substance abuse screening |
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Last updated: 8/27/2019 6:52 PM (EDT)