Kentucky
General Assembly

01/04/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/09/22	to Health & Family Services (H)
02/10/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/11/22	2nd reading, to Rules
02/14/22	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 15, 2022
02/18/22	3rd reading, passed 82-0
02/22/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/01/22	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/23/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/24/22	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/29/22	floor amendment (3) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 625.090 to establish a condition related to termination of parental rights; amend KRS 21A.190, 157.065, 194A.030, 194A.365, 199.665, 199.8943, 199.8983, 211.684, 605.120, 620.055, 620.320, and 620.345 to remove reference to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; amend KRS 200.575 to remove reference to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee and replace it with Legislative Research Commission; repeal KRS 6.940, relating to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee and KRS 6.943, relating to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2023.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal effective January 1, 2023 Health and Medical Services - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Legislative Research Commission - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Parental Rights - Termination of parental rights condition, establishment Public Medical Assistance - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Public Medical Assistance - Eligibility, new mothers, establishment Research and Methods - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Women - New mothers, Medicaid eligibility, establishment Women - Termination of parental rights condition, establishment Medicaid - Eligibility, new mothers, establishment Medicaid - Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee, repeal Children and Minors - Child Welfare Advisory Committee, repeal Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Alvarado
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 174/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Howell
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 311.6225 to require an electronically fillable version of the MOST form to be accessed online; allow for an electronic signature; require a Spanish translation of the MOST form; allow the MOST form to be printed on any color of paper.
Index Headings	Deaths - Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, advance directives, updates Emergency Medical Services - Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, advance directives, updates Health and Medical Services - Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, advance directives, updates Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, advance directives, updates State Employees - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, requirements Aged Persons and Aging - Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, updates Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment form, requirements

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary	Require the Cabinet for Health and Family Servires to submit a 1915(c) home and community-based waiver application to provide assisted living services by November 1, 2022 to add 1,000 slots by January 1, 2025.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Home and community-based waiver programs, administrative regulations Disabilities and the Disabled - Medicaid state plan benefit, application process Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Home and community-based waiver programs, administrative regulations Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medicaid state plan benefit, application process Public Health - Home and community-based waiver programs, administrative regulations Public Health - Medicaid state plan benefit, application process Medicaid - Home and community-based waiver programs, administrative regulations Medicaid - Medicaid state plan benefit, application process Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Medicaid state plan benefit, application process Aged Persons and Aging - Home and community-based waiver programs, administrative regulations Aged Persons and Aging - Medicaid state plan benefit, application process Dementia - Home and community-based waiver programs, administrative regulations

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Amend KRS 199.896 to provide that the license or certification of a child-care center shall not be refused or revoked for refusing to require facial coverings; amend KRS 199.898 to provide that parents and guardians of children enrolled in licensed, certified, or publicly funded child care facilities have a right to refuse facial coverings on behalf of their children without any retribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on any public school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on property owned, leased, or operated by public postsecondary education institutions; provide exceptions for healthcare licensing board requirements imposed prior to January 1, 2020, and clinical research settings; create a new section of KRS 344 to define "immunization status" and "public entity"; establish requirements for a public entity related to employee immunization status; create a new section of KRS 446 to establish a private cause of action related to an employee whose religious beliefs have been violated related to documenting proof of immunization status.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, parent opt-out, response to COVID-19 pandemic Education, Higher - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, response to COVID-19 pandemic Education, Higher - Immunization status, students, staff, and faculty, disclosure allowance Health and Medical Services - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, response to COVID-19 pandemic Universities and Colleges - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, response to COVID-19 pandemic Children and Minors - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, parent opt-out, response to COVID-19 pandemic Public Health - Immunization, parents and guardians, conscientiously held beliefs, objection State Employees - Immunization status, prohibit vaccine passport, disclosure allowance

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 174/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	S. Meredith
Summary	Delete Section 16 amending KRS 620.345; establish a repeal of KRS 620.45, effective January 1, 2023.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal effective January 1, 2023 Health and Medical Services - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Legislative Research Commission - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Parental Rights - Termination of parental rights condition, establishment Public Medical Assistance - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Public Medical Assistance - Eligibility, new mothers, establishment Research and Methods - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Women - New mothers, Medicaid eligibility, establishment Women - Termination of parental rights condition, establishment Medicaid - Eligibility, new mothers, establishment Medicaid - Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee, repeal Children and Minors - Child Welfare Advisory Committee, repeal Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal