| Last Action | to Health & Welfare (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the protection of adults and making an appropriation therefor. |
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| Bill Request Number | 1507 |
| Sponsors | D. Watkins, L. Belcher, J. Glenn, C. Harris, C. Howard, D. Schamore |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend and create various sections of KRS 216.785 to 216.793 to define terms; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to establish a National and State Background Check Program for prospective employees of long-term-care facilities and providers and representatives of the cabinet who perform inspections of long-term-care facilities or providers; require a registry check of the nurse aide abuse registry, caregiver misconduct registry, and any other registry identified in administrative regulations; permit queries of available information by certain licensing bodies; establish a fee to be charged for the background check, and state reasonable amounts to be charged by the cabinet and state or federal law enforcement agencies; require the cabinet to use grant moneys or other funding to cover long-term-care facilities or providers to the extent that funds are available; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the program, including requirements to check registries and fees; require the CHFS to collaborate with the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet on continuous employment assessment following an initial background check; permit the Department of Kentucky State Police and the FBI to charge for the actual cost of processing criminal background checks and assessments; require the Kentucky State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to retaining of applicant fingerprints and to immediately inform the inspector general if an employee is arrested or convicted of a crime following his or her initial criminal background check; require applicants to submit to background and registry checks; prohibit long-term-care facilities or providers, or agencies within the cabinet responsible for conducting inspections, from employing individuals listed on the registry; permit a provisional period of employment; establish an informal review process; establish a formal review process; outline notification procedures for the cabinet and procedures to be followed by a long-term-care facility or provider if an employee has a disqualifying offense; establish independent review or appeal procedures; establish a fine for continuing to employ an individual with a disqualifying offense, direct the use of funds collected by fines; establish an independent review process to allow for rehabilitation of a disqualifying offense, with requirements to include a written explanation of each disqualifying offense and employment and character references; require a rehabilitation review committee to review evidence and mitigating circumstances and make a recommendation to the secretary; remove civil liability for actions taken in good faith by the cabinet, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, a long-term-care facility or provider, or an individual acting on behalf of any of these entities; establish the National and State Background Check Program fund and provide for its operation; require prospective providers to establish an individual provider's responsibilities and rights in this process; prohibit agencies providing services to senior citizens from employing an applicant with a disqualifying offense; require agencies to request a registry check; prohibit a long-term-care facility or provider from hiring an applicant if an individual has a disqualifying offense; require a long-term-care facility or provider to request a registry and background check for each applicant; require application forms for initial employment by a long-term-care facility or provider to have certain information and statements; regulate employment of individuals with certain offenses in family-care and personal care homes; establish a trust and agency fund to administer fees and fines collected through the program; amend KRS 216.533 to require long-term-care facilities operated by the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to require applicants to submit to registry and background checks; prohibit individuals from being hired if they have a previous disqualifying offense; permit the hiring of pardoned individuals; amend KRS 216.712 to require personal services agencies to request registry checks and criminal background checks; provide for notice of fingerprint retention; prohibit an individual from owning or working for a personal services agency if he or she has a disqualifying offense; require the secretary to promulgate administrative regulations; establish procedures for background and registry checks; APPROPRIATION. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Health and Medical Services - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Nurses - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Physicians and Practitioners - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Public Health - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Aged Persons and Aging - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Appropriations - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees |
| Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/11/15 |
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| 02/12/15 |
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| 02/23/15 |
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| 02/24/15 |
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| 02/25/15 |
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| 02/26/15 |
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| 02/27/15 |
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| 03/02/15 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; exempt acute-care facilities performing hospice services at the same location from the definition of "long-term-care facility or provider." |
| Index Headings |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Health and Medical Services - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Nurses - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Physicians and Practitioners - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Public Health - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Aged Persons and Aging - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees Appropriations - Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees |
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