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SB 96 (BR 1246) - A. Kerr

     AN ACT relating to operations within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
     Amend KRS 79.080, 216.577, and 216.935 to replace reference to the Kentucky Health Facilities and Health Services Certificate of Need and Licensure Board with Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 200.480 to require that the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs report to the Governor and the General Assembly upon request instead of biennially; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to amend material previously incorporated by reference in administrative regulations governing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through technical amendment if the amendment is prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 205.560 to remove smoking cessation treatment intervention programs from the list of medical services to be covered by Medicaid; amend KRS 205.561 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission on the dispensing of prescription medication to eligible persons upon request instead of every three years; amend KRS 205.590 to eliminate the Technical Advisory Committee on Consumer Rights and Client Needs; amend KRS 205.690 to require that the Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services report to the General Assembly upon request instead of during each regular session; amend KRS 205.712 to permit the Department for Income Support, Child Support Enforcement to amend forms mandated by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement and previously incorporated by reference in administrative regulations by technical amendment; amend KRS 205.713, 205.802, 211.670, and 405.11 to conform; repeal KRS 194A.090, 209.400, 209.410, 209.420, 211.665, 211.674, 213.143, 218A.150, 218A.160, and 218A.170.


AMENDMENTS

     SCS1 - Retain original provisions except remove deletion of the Technical Advisory Committee on Consumer Rights and Client Needs as established in KRS 205.590; remove repeal of KRS 218A.170; and make technical corrections.
     HCS1 - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 199.8941 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consult with the Early Childhood Advisory Council on the promulgation of administrative regulations to administer an existing program of monetary incentives for child-care centers and the existing quality-rating system for child-care centers, and to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to conduct an annual review of the child-care incentive program in consultation with the Early Childhood Advisory Council; amend KRS 199.8943 to require the Kentucky Department of Education, in consultation with the Early Childhood Advisory Council, to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the quality-based graduated early childhood rating system for publicly funded preschools, and to require the Early Childhood Advisory Council to consult with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on their annual report the implementation of the quality-based graduated early childhood rating system to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare; repeal KRS 199.380, 199.390, 199.400, and 199.410; amend KRS 199.990 to conform; make technical corrections.

     Jan 22, 2018 - introduced in Senate
     Jan 23, 2018 - to Health & Welfare (S)
     Jan 31, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
     Feb 01, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules
     Feb 05, 2018 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 6, 2018
     Feb 06, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
     Feb 07, 2018 - received in House
     Feb 09, 2018 - to Health and Family Services (H)
     Mar 13, 2018 - posted in committee
     Mar 15, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
     Mar 16, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules
     Mar 19, 2018 - posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
     Mar 20, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 96-1 with Committee Substitute
     Mar 21, 2018 - received in Senate
     Mar 22, 2018 - posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
     Mar 27, 2018 - Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1); Bill passed 36-0
     Mar 29, 2018 - enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor
     Apr 10, 2018 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 112)