| Last Action | 01/05/21: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to free-standing alternative birthing centers. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 274 |
| Sponsors | J. Nemes, R. Webber, T. Bojanowski, K. Bratcher, M. Dossett, D. Fister, M. Hart, J. Miller, P. Pratt, C. Stevenson |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "free-standing alternative birthing center"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for free-standing alternative birthing centers including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Standards for Birth Centers, and a six-month provisional license to be issued when all requirements for licensure other than accreditation have been met to allow a facility time to become accredited; require the cabinet to form an ad hoc committee to provide input on the development of administrative regulations; state that a certificate of need is not required to establish and license a free-standing alternative birthing center; amend KRS 216B.020 to conform; add the short title Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Health and Medical Services - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Licensing - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Nurses - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Physicians and Practitioners - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act |
| 11/18/20 |
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| 01/05/21 |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 2:52 PM (EST)