House Bill 3

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Last Action posted in committee
Title AN ACT relating to the medical use of cannabis.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 162
Sponsors G. Stumbo, K. Flood, C. Miller
Summary of Original Version Include a noncodified section permitting this Act to be cited as the "Gatewood Galbraith Medical Cannabis Act"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; require the Department for Public Health operate a medical cannabis program; require prospective patients to possess a diagnosis from a physician, and possess a registry identification card issued by the department; require the department to publish an annual list of varieties of cannabis that contain a low level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); require prioritization of low-THC-containing varieties of cannabis by the department; grant priority access to children and individuals with medication-resistant seizures to low THC cannabis; require patients under 18 to receive cannabis with a low-THC content; state guidelines for registry identification cards; exempt patients that possess a card and an amount of cannabis that does not exceed a sixty day supply from prosecution or penalty; protect a physician from prosecution, penalty, or disciplinary action solely for providing a medical order; protect dispensaries and dispensary employees when acting pursuant to this Act; require individuals that cease to be patients to dispose of cannabis; state that any local or statewide smoking ban shall ban the use of any medical cannabis unless explicitly permitted by prominent signage; allow use of cannabis on privately owned real property only with written permission of the property owner or tenant in possession of the property; prohibit unauthorized conduct, including undertaking tasks under the influence of cannabis; specify additional areas where cannabis may not be possessed or used; prohibit operation of motoer vehicles, boats, or aircraft while under the influence of cannabis; clarify other protections for health insurance providers, property owners, employers, and jails or penal institutions; reuqire the DPH to operate or license the operation of at least one dispensary in each area development district; grant the DPH authoirty to charge application and annual fees; authorize fines for cardholders carrying cannabis while not in possession of his or her registry card; require revocation of cardholder status to any cardholder that sells cannabis to another person that is not a patient; require DPH to promulgate administrative regulations to govern the treatment of drug addiction via use of medical cannabis; establish a Task Force on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Medical Cannabis to advise the DPH in implementing the Act; require the Board of Medical Licensure to issue certificates to physicians that elect to prescribe medical cannabis; state requirements for good standing for recommending physicians; require the board to establish standards for generating orders for medical cannabis; amend KRS 218A.202 to allow for the monitoring of cannabis recommended pursuant to this Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medical cannabis
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Public Health, medical cannabis
Disabilities and the Disabled - Medical cannabis, permit use
Drugs and Medicines - Medical cannabis, permit use
Health and Medical Services - Medical cannabis, permit use
Physicians and Practitioners - Medical cannabis, permit use
Public Health - Medical cannabis, permit use
Substance Abuse - Medical cannabis, permit use
Area Development Districts - Medical cannabis, permit use
Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2

Actions

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01/06/15
  • introduced in House
01/08/15
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
  • floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
02/03/15
  • posted in committee

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Piggyback? Yes
Sponsor K. Bratcher
Summary Retain original provisions; insert language to amend KRS 72.026 to increase the scope of mandatory coroner and medical examiner reporting in deaths involving Schedule I controlled substance deaths; amend KRS 196.286 and 196.288 to direct that a portion of recaptured savings from criminal justice reforms be directed to funding KY-ASAP programs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to provide a substance abuse benefit and specify the controlled substance treatment options to be offered; amend KRS 217.186 to increase the availability of naloxone for use as a rescue drug for narcotic overdose situations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to provide immunity for persons seeking emergency help in drug overdose situations; amend KRS 218A.040 to specify that death by overdose is a foreseeable result of the consumption or use of a Schedule I controlled substance; amend KRS 218A.1412 to establish a minimum 50 percent time service requirement for higher-level traffickers in heroin or methamphetamine, with the ability to deviate from that requirement in cases where the defendant provides assistance to the prosecution; amend KRS 218.500 to allow a peace officer to inquire whether the person is in possession of a hypodermic needle or other sharp object prior to commencing a search of the person or the person's vehicle or premises; provide an exemption from paraphernalia prosecution for a person who alerts the officer to the presence of needle or sharp object; amend KRS 439.3401 to require a minimum 50 percent time service requirement for homicide and fetal homicide offenders in situations where the decedent died due to a Schedule I controlled substance overdose; amend KRS 501.060 to provide that it is not a defense to the establishment of causation in a Schedule I controlled substance overdose case that the decedent voluntarily ingested the drug or that there was no direct contact between the decedent and the defendant; direct the Department of Criminal Justice Training to conduct regionalized heroin-specific in-service training for law enforcement officers.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medical cannabis
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Public Health, medical cannabis
Disabilities and the Disabled - Medical cannabis, permit use
Drugs and Medicines - Medical cannabis, permit use
Health and Medical Services - Medical cannabis, permit use
Physicians and Practitioners - Medical cannabis, permit use
Public Health - Medical cannabis, permit use
Substance Abuse - Medical cannabis, permit use
Area Development Districts - Medical cannabis, permit use

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor K. Bratcher
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medical cannabis
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Public Health, medical cannabis
Disabilities and the Disabled - Medical cannabis, permit use
Drugs and Medicines - Medical cannabis, permit use
Health and Medical Services - Medical cannabis, permit use
Physicians and Practitioners - Medical cannabis, permit use
Public Health - Medical cannabis, permit use
Substance Abuse - Medical cannabis, permit use
Area Development Districts - Medical cannabis, permit use

Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:10 PM (EST)