Kentucky
General Assembly

Search

Senate Bill 54

Actions | Amendments
Last Action signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 82)
Title AN ACT relating to drug-dependent newborns.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 222
Sponsor W. Westerfield
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to mandate priority access for pregnant women to substance abuse treatment or recovery service programs, prevent discrimination against pregnant women by substance abuse treatment or recovery service providers, and provide practitioners civil immunity for failing to recognize controlled substance abuse by a pregnant patient or referring a pregnant patient to substance abuse treatment or recovery services consistent with community standards of care; amend KRS 625.050 to prevent the filing of a petition to terminate the parental rights of a pregnant woman who used a controlled substance during pregnancy if she, by the twentieth week of pregnancy, enrolls in and maintains compliance with both a substance abuse treatment or recovery program and prenatal care throughout the remaining term of that pregnancy.
Index Headings of Original Version Drugs and Medicines - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Parental Rights - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Public Health - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Substance Abuse - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Women - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Children and Minors - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

Top | Amendments
01/06/15
  • introduced in Senate
02/03/15
  • to Judiciary (S)
02/26/15
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/27/15
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/15
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 3, 2015
03/03/15
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute
  • received in House
03/04/15
  • to Judiciary (H)
03/09/15
  • taken from Judiciary (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Judiciary (H)
  • posting waived
03/10/15
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11, 2015
03/11/15
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/23/15
  • 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with floor amendment (1)
  • received in Senate
  • to Rules (S)
03/25/15
  • posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1)
  • Senate concurred in House floor amendment (1)
  • passed 38-0
  • enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
  • delivered to Governor
03/30/15
  • signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 82)

Proposed Amendments

Top | Actions
Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Amend to replace "community standard of care" with "the standard of care of a reasonably prudent practitioner in like or similar circumstances."
Index Headings Drugs and Medicines - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Parental Rights - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Public Health - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Substance Abuse - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Women - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Children and Minors - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Tilley
Summary Remove language providing practitioners civil immunity for failing to recognize controlled substance abuse by a pregnant patient or referring a pregnant patient to substance abuse treatment or recovery services consistent with community standards of care; allow for sealing of court or cabinet records in regards to actions to terminate the parental rights of a mother suffering from a substance abuse disorder during pregnancy upon successful completion of a substance abuse treatment or recovery program.
Index Headings Drugs and Medicines - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Parental Rights - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Public Health - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Substance Abuse - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Women - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of
Children and Minors - Neonatal abstinence syndrome, treatment and prevention of

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