18RS Senate Bill 251

Senate Bill 251

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Last Action	to Health & Welfare (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to access to health services and supports for Kentuckians who are medically complex and have neurological behavioral disorders, and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1171
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a task force to identify issues, develop strategies, propose legislative and regulatory changes, and determine funding mechanisms to provide care for Kentuckians who are medically complex and have neurological behavioral disorders; establish membership; establish topics for study; require reporting to the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare and Family Services and the Legislative Research Commission; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to require DMS and MCOs to establish a crisis transitioning service for individuals with medical complexity recovering from an emergency, allow for contracting with a single entity to conduct transitioning services for those experiencing an emergency; establish a pilot project for a self-determination of funding services and supports for at least 25 persons receiving services under the 1915(c) waiver program; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Disabilities and the Disabled - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for Health and Medical Services - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, establishing task force Medicaid - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for Mental Disability - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for Public Assistance - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for Public Medical Assistance - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for Reports Mandated - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, establishing task force Studies Directed - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, establishing task force Effective Dates, Emergency - Medically fragile individuals with neurological behavioral disorders, service expansions for

03/01/18	introduced in Senate
03/05/18	to Health & Welfare (S)