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House Bill 160

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Last Action	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
Title	AN ACT relating to the safe disposal of hypodermic needles and medical waste.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	920
Sponsors	M. Denham, G. Brown Jr
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require the Department for Public Health to establish guidelines for safe disposal of hypodermic syringes, needles, and sharps and provide these guidelines to certain medical facilities and pharmacies.
Index Headings of Original Version	Diseases - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Drugs and Medicines - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Hazardous Materials - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Pharmacists - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Physicians and Practitioners - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Substance Abuse - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Waste Management - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines
Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/05/16	introduced in House
01/06/16	to Health & Welfare (H)
01/15/16	posted in committee
02/04/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/05/16	2nd reading, to Rules
02/08/16	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10
02/10/16	3rd reading, passed 95-0
02/11/16	received in Senate
02/16/16	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/09/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/10/16	2nd reading, to Rules
03/14/16	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 15, 2016
03/15/16	3rd reading, passed 28-10 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House to Rules (H)
03/22/16	taken from Rules posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions except require that a needle exchange be on a one-for-one basis.
Index Headings	Diseases - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Drugs and Medicines - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Hazardous Materials - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Pharmacists - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Physicians and Practitioners - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Substance Abuse - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines Waste Management - Medical sharps collection, establish guidelines

Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:08 PM (EST)