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House Bill 444

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Last Action	04/10/18: signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143)
Title	AN ACT relating to health facilities and services.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	1212
Sponsor	R. Benvenuti III
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove "primary care centers" and "rural health clinics" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a "critical access hospital"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of "long-term care facilities"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for "Type A" and "Type B" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the "Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board" with the "Cabinet for Health and Family Services"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint "technical advisory committees" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health and Medical Services - Certificate of need, outpatient facilities, exempting Health and Medical Services - Data collection, new requirements, establishing Health and Medical Services - Health facility, amending definition Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Capital expenditure minimum, amending definition Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Critical access hospital, licensing requirements, amending Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Long-term-care facilities, amending, definition Licensing - Certificate of need, outpatient facilities, exempting Licensing - Certificate of need, techical advisory committees, abolishing Licensing - Critical access hospital, licensing requirements, amending
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02/22/18	introduced in House
02/26/18	to Health and Family Services (H)
02/27/18	posted in committee
03/01/18	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/02/18	2nd reading, to Rules
03/05/18	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
03/06/18	3rd reading, passed 61-32
03/07/18	received in Senate
03/08/18	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/19/18	taken from Health & Welfare (S) 1st reading returned to Health & Welfare (S)
03/20/18	taken from Health & Welfare (S) 2nd reading returned to Health & Welfare (S)
03/21/18	reported favorably, to Rules
03/22/18	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
03/27/18	3rd reading, passed 34-3 received in House
03/29/18	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/10/18	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143)

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