Kentucky
General Assembly

Mental Health

Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders

• House Bill 127
• House Bill 127: House Committee Substitute (1)
• House Bill 127: Senate Floor Amendment (1)

Behavioral health conditional dismissal program, digital reminder service, authorization

• Senate Bill 90: House Floor Amendment (2)

Behavioral health conditional dismissal program, recovery housing, provider requirement

• Senate Bill 90: House Floor Amendment (1)

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, crisis services, suicide prevention

• House Bill 373

Capital offense, executions, mental illness exemption

• House Bill 265
• House Bill 269

Child hospitalization, gender-neutral language

• Senate Bill 253

Community Mental Health Center, mobile crisis services, establishment

• Senate Bill 58: House Committee Substitute (1)
• Senate Bill 285: House Committee Substitute (1)
• House Bill 604: Senate Committee Substitute (1)
• House Bill 645

Counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement

• House Bill 413

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

• House Resolution 92

Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact

• House Bill 405

Essential caregiver visitation, permit

• Senate Bill 100

Essential personal care visitor, visitation requirements

• Senate Bill 100: House Committee Substitute (1)
• Senate Bill 222
• Senate Bill 243

Examination and involuntary commitment, statutory requirements, enhance compliance

• House Bill 730: House Committee Substitute (1)

Examination and involuntary commitment, time limits, revision

• House Bill 730

Examination and involuntary commitment, transport, duties, limitations

• House Bill 730

Fayette mental health court, fund

• House Bill 127: Senate Floor Amendment (1)

Hospitalization, addition of gender-neutral language

• House Bill 533

Individual-directed care, end of life

• House Bill 149

Individuals with intellectual disabilities, rights, establishment

• House Bill 359

Involuntary treatment, substance abuse, required standard of proof

• House Bill 362

Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program, establishment

• House Bill 433

Kentucky problem gambling assistance fund, appropriation

• House Bill 609: House Floor Amendment (1)
• House Bill 609: House Floor Amendment (2)

Kentucky problem gambling assistance fund, creation

• House Bill 609

Law enforcement, telecommunicator, definition

• House Bill 79: House Floor Amendment (1)

Law enforcement, telecommunicators, PTSD training and resources

• House Bill 79

Licensed psychological associate, license requirements

• House Bill 237

Maternity health, mental health awareness, information

• House Bill 41

Medicaid waiver, severe mental illness

• Senate Joint Resolution 72
• Senate Joint Resolution 72: House Committee Substitute (1)

Mental Health Flag, designation

• House Bill 114

Mental health professional licensure boards, interstate compact, ease reciprocity, requirement

• House Joint Resolution 5

Mental health professional licensure boards, interstate compact, reciprocity

• House Joint Resolution 5: Senate Committee Substitute (1)

Mental health programs, gender-neutral language

• Senate Bill 252

Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement

• House Bill 443

Patient-directed care, end of life

• House Bill 534

Peace officer certification, training for mental illnesses and disorders

• Senate Bill 287

Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality

• Senate Bill 64

Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure

• Senate Bill 64: Senate Floor Amendment (1)

Pilot program, criminal offense, treatment alternative to prosecution

• Senate Bill 90
• Senate Bill 90: House Committee Substitute (1)
• Senate Bill 90: Senate Committee Substitute (1)
• Senate Bill 90: Senate Floor Amendment (1)
• Senate Bill 90: Senate Floor Amendment (2)

Pilot project, treatment, appropriation

• Senate Bill 90: Free Conference Committee Report (1)

Postpartum behavioral health services, Medicaid coverage, requirement

• House Bill 173

Postpartum depression, awareness

• House Resolution 58

Postpartum mood disorders, prescription drugs, coverage requirement

• House Bill 412

Prescription digital therapeutics, Medicaid program, coverage and reimbursement

• House Joint Resolution 28

Psychologists, continuing education requirements

• House Bill 237: House Floor Amendment (1)

Qualified mental health professional, meeting with detained children, require

• House Bill 318: Senate Floor Amendment (3)

Regional service areas, mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability, establishment

• House Bill 349: House Committee Substitute (1)

Regional services areas, mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability, establishment

• House Bill 349

School attendance policy, inclusion

• House Bill 44

School attendance policy, inclusion option

• House Bill 44: Senate Committee Substitute (1)

Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for minors, prohibition

• House Bill 12
• Senate Bill 137

State/Executive Branch Budget

• House Bill 1
• House Bill 1: Free Conference Committee Report (1)
• House Bill 1: House Committee Substitute (1)
• House Bill 1: Senate Committee Substitute (1)
• House Bill 285

Students, compulsory attendance, qualified mental health professionals

• Senate Bill 102: House Floor Amendment (3)

Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices

• Senate Bill 64: Senate Floor Amendment (1)

Telehealth services, out-of-state delivery

• House Bill 188
• House Bill 188: Senate Committee Substitute (1)

Treatment, dopamine-receptor-blocking medication, awareness

• House Resolution 147

Treatment of adults in psychiatric residential facilities and hospitals, Medicaid coverage

• House Bill 34

Veterans, access to mental healthcare

• Senate Bill 376

Veterans, access to suicide prevention resources

• Senate Bill 376

Wellness examination, coverage requirement

• House Bill 55

West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies, appropriation

• House Bill 281

Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)