Kentucky
General Assembly

02/05/20	introduced in Senate
02/07/20	to Health & Welfare (S)
02/12/20	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/13/20	2nd reading, to Rules
02/24/20	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/02/20	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
03/04/20	3rd reading, passed 30-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
03/05/20	received in House
03/09/20	to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/17/20	taken from Banking & Insurance (H) 1st reading returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/18/20	taken from Banking & Insurance (H) 2nd reading returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/19/20	posting waived reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) received in Senate posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/26/20	Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) Conference Committee appointed in Senate received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) Conference Committee appointed in House Conference Committee Report filed in House and Senate Conference Committee Report adopted in House and Senate Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate Free Conference Committee Report filed in House and Senate Free Conference Committee Report adopted in House passed 82-0 received in Senate Free Conference Committee Report adopted in Senate passed 30-0 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/30/20	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 73)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; effective January 1, 2021; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Unanticipated out-of-network care, reimbursement and billing, January 1, 2021 Insurance, Health - Unanticipated out-of-network care, minimum reimbursement for Insurance, Health - Unanticipated out-of-network care, notice Physicians and Practitioners - Unanticipated out-of-network care, balance billing, prohibition against State Agencies - Commissioner of insurance, database of billed health care services charges State Agencies - Commissioner of insurance, unanticipated out-of-network care independent dispute resolution program State Employees - Health plan, unanticipated out-of-network care, minimum reimbursement for Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Commissioner of insurance, database of billed health care services charges Attorney General - Balance billing and reimbursement, injunction for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Alvarado
Summary	Add definition for "median in-network rate"; provide reimbursement method when an insurer has insufficient information to calculate the median in-network rate; allow charges under $675 to be disputed; establish how the reviewer's award shall be determined; provide when a shall not be required to comply with Sections 3 and 4; amend requirements relating to explanation of benefits.
Index Headings	Insurance, Health - Unanticipated out-of-network care, minimum reimbursement for Insurance, Health - Unanticipated out-of-network care, notice Physicians and Practitioners - Unanticipated out-of-network care, balance billing, prohibition against

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; provide emergency relief for citizens and businesses during the state of emergency declared in response to COVID-19; provide for the General Assembly's support of access to KY COVID-19 Hotline; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19, relief measures Governor - COVID-19, administrative bodies, fees and other requirements, waiver or suspension of Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, health care providers Health and Medical Services - COVID-19, physical or occupational therapists Licensing - COVID-19, fees and other requirements, waiver or suspension of State Agencies - Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control, COVID-19, administrative regulations State Agencies - Department of Revenue, adherence to COVID-19 tax declarations Taxation - COVID-19, federal tax relief, application to state tax requirements Alcoholic Beverages - COVID-19, alcoholic beverage retailers Boards and Commissions - COVID-19, fees and other requirements, waiver or suspension of Foods - COVID-19, food sale laws, food service establishments Budget and Financial Administration - COVID-19 Hotline, support of

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Rowland
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 150

Amendment	Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	Cannot agree.
Index Headings	Conference Committee Reports - SB 150

Amendment	Free Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	Adopt HCS and HCA 1, except amend HCS as follows: add whereas clauses; amend language relating to the waiver or suspension of KRS Chapter 341 provisions; permit the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet to seek assistance from the federal government and use other resources to reimburse the unemployment insurance trust fund; allow the Governor to provide administrative directives to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet based on United States Department of Labor guidance; require the Department of Revenue to adhere to tax payment requirement changes made by federal authorities and provide the same for comparable Kentucky payment requirements and require that penalties and interest not be imposed for any extensions; delete and replace language relating to telehealth services; provide when health care providers shall be considered in compliance with Executive Orders and directives related to elective procedures; establish immunity for health care providers who in good faith render care or treatment during the state of emergency; provide definitions for "emergent" and "urgent"; amend language relating to alcohol sales; extend deadline for responding to Open Records requests; suspend Open Meetings laws to allow for live audio or live video teleconference meetings; allow for live audio or live video teleconference for court-ordered counseling and educational classes; suspend deadlines for hearings and decisions by local legislative bodies, boards, or commissions relating to land use, planning, or zoning pursuant to KRS Chapter 100; suspend deadlines for code enforcement proceedings or hearings arising from or related to KRS 65.8825 and KRS 65.8828; provide that a tax district may suspend or otherwise extend applicable deadlines for filing taxable net profit or taxable gross receipt returns; establish immunity for businesses that make or provide personal protective equipment or personal hygiene supplies that do not make or provide these types of products in the normal course of their businesses; provide that a real-time video teleconference shall be considered in the presence of one another for the purposes of complying with testimony, signature, or notarization requirements; suspends requirement to obtain temporary restricted CDL licenses for farm-related services under certain circumstances; provide that the State Boards of Medical Licensure, Emergency Medical Services, and Nursing may waive or modify certain laws; require the Governor to declare, in writing, the date upon which the state of emergency in response to COVID-19 has ceased.
Index Headings	Notaries - COVID-19 state of emergency, video teleconference procedures Conference Committee Reports - SB 150 Transportation - COVID-19 state of emergency, farm-related services, CDL licenses Agriculture - COVID-19 state of emergency, farm-related services, CDL licenses Local Government - COVID-19 state of emergency, code enforcement, suspension of deadlines Local Government - COVID-19 state of emergency, taxing districts, suspension of deadlines Local Government - COVID-19 state of emergency, land use, planning, or zoning, suspension of deadlines Public Records and Reports - COVID-19 state of emergency, Open Records, extension of response time Taxation - COVID-19 state of emergency, taxing districts, suspension of deadlines Taxation - COVID-19 state of emergency, state tax relief Unemployment Compensation - COVID-19 state of emergency, waiver or suspension of KRS Chapter 341 Public Meetings - COVID-19 state of emergency, Open Meetings, live audio or video teleconference meetings Civil Actions - COVID-19 state of emergency, immunity from civil liability Civil Actions - COVID-19 state of emergency, receipt of testimony, video teleconference procedures Governor - COVID-19 state of emergency, declaration of cessation Health and Medical Services - COVID-19 state of emergency, performance of health care services Health and Medical Services - COVID-19 state of emergency, emergent or urgent health care procedures Health and Medical Services - COVID-19 state of emergency, immunity from civil liability State Agencies - Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, COVID-19 state of emergency, reimbursement of UI fund State Agencies - Department of Revenue, COVID-19 state of emergency, provision of tax relief Sunset Legislation - COVID-19, relief measures