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Senate Bill 176

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 69)
Title	AN ACT relating to caregivers.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	1104
Sponsors	D. Harper Angel, W. Blevins Jr., P. Clark, G. Neal, J. Rhoads
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 405.023 to expand the statewide service program to other caregivers caring for minors who are not their biological children; create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to establish an affidavit for caregivers to authorize health care treatment and school-related decisions for children in their care; define terms; establish requirements and form of the affidavit; establish penalties for misuse of the affidavit; require health care providers to honor the affidavit; permit parents, legal custodians, and de facto custodians to supersede the decision of a caregiver and revoke the affidavit; clarify that caregiver rights do not supersede parental rights; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require schools to honor a caregiver's authority to make school-related decisions for a child in their care; clarify that caregiver rights do not supersede parental rights.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children in care Guardians - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Health and Medical Services - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Parental Rights - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Children and Minors - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Fiscal Note - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Corrections Impact - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children
Proposed Amendments	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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03/04/14	introduced in Senate
03/06/14	to Judiciary (S)
03/13/14	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/14/14	2nd reading, to Rules
03/18/14	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 19, 2014 floor amendment (1) filed
03/19/14	3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1)
03/20/14	received in House
03/21/14	to Health & Welfare (H)
03/24/14	posted in committee posting waived
03/25/14	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/26/14	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 27, 2014
03/27/14	3rd reading, passed 100-0 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/28/14	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/09/14	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 69)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Harper Angel
Summary	Retain original provisions and clarify that the definition for health care provider includes occupational, physical, and speech therapist.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children in care Guardians - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Health and Medical Services - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Parental Rights - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Children and Minors - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Fiscal Note - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children Corrections Impact - Caregiver affidavit, authority to make health and school decisions for children

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