22RS HB 582

House Bill 582

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Last Action	02/24/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1654
Sponsor	C. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish an excise tax on certain transfers of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 139.470 to exempt the sale of medical cannabis from the state sales tax; amend KRS 138.870 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the excise tax on controlled substances; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department for Public Health; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020 to reestablish the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control as the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to conform; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Local Mandate - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Disabilities and the Disabled - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Diseases - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Drugs and Medicines - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Effective Dates, Delayed - Medicinal cannabis program, portions to begin July 1, 2023 Federal Laws and Regulations - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Health and Medical Services - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Licensing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Occupations and Professions - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Physicians and Practitioners - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Public Health - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment State Agencies - Department for Public Health, medicinal cannabis program Substance Abuse - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Taxation - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Trade Practices and Retailing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Nursing, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Pharmacy, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control, medicinal cannabis program Appropriations - Medicinal cannabis program, local medicinal cannabis trust fund Appropriations - Medicinal cannabis program, medicinal cannabis trust fund Reports Mandated - Medical cannabis program report, requirement Cannabis - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment