| Last Action | taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to patient quality of life. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1712 |
| Sponsors | J. Adams, R. Alvarado, D. Givens, G. Neal |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish membership and duties; establish the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program within the cabinet; set forth purposes, duties, and requirements. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Aged Persons and Aging - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Governor - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Health and Medical Services - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Physicians and Practitioners - Palliative care, council and program, establishing State Agencies - Health and Family Services, palliative care, council and program, establishing |
| Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/14/18 |
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| 02/15/18 |
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| 02/28/18 |
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| 03/01/18 |
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| 03/05/18 |
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| 03/06/18 |
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| 03/07/18 |
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| 03/09/18 |
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| 03/13/18 |
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| 03/21/18 |
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| 03/22/18 |
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| 03/27/18 |
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| 03/29/18 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Amend to add a member to the council recommended by the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities; end the council and the program on July 1, 2028, unless otherwise reauthorized by the General Assembly; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require that any provider of hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life service have written policies and procedures for the deactivation or sequestration and disposal of Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances prescribed to a patient upon the patient's death by the entity or person pronouncing death; require discussion and agreement to the policy; require notification of patient or patient's refusal to agree to disposal; require signed witness to the disposal; require safe disposal method be used; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate regulations to provide for the deactivation or sequestration and disposal of controlled substances; recognize the suffering and anguish experienced by women and families who learn during pregnancy that their unborn child has a life-limiting condition which could result in the death before or shortly after birth, and the importance of perinatal palliative care and neonatal palliative and hospice care in providing support, information, and education for these women and families. |
| Index Headings |
Aged Persons and Aging - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Governor - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Health and Medical Services - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Physicians and Practitioners - Palliative care, council and program, establishing State Agencies - Health and Family Services, palliative care, council and program, establishing |
| Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | A. Wuchner |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings |
Aged Persons and Aging - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Governor - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Health and Medical Services - Palliative care, council and program, establishing Physicians and Practitioners - Palliative care, council and program, establishing State Agencies - Health and Family Services, palliative care, council and program, establishing |
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