Kentucky
General Assembly

03/01/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/02/22	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/09/22	to Health & Family Services (H)
03/14/22	taken from Health & Family Services (H) 2nd reading returned to Health & Family Services (H)
03/17/22	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 71-26 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/18/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/21/22	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Health & Welfare (S)
03/22/22	taken from Health & Welfare (S) 2nd reading returned to Health & Welfare (S)
03/29/22	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/30/22	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 3rd reading, passed 24-12 with Committee Substitute (1), Committee Amendment (1-title) and Floor Amendment (1) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (1) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) passed 70-22 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/08/22	Vetoed
04/13/22	received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 74-24 received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 28-9 received in House
04/14/22	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 211)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete provisions related to broad-based categorical eligibility; direct identified unobligated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to be allocated to a job placement assistance program instead of to prevention services for families at risk of entering the child welfare system; exempt certain programs from the requirement to utilize a single electronic benefit transfer card; delete language permitting the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to delay implementation of a Medicaid community engagement program; delete language requiring the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a waiver to limit Medicaid presumptive eligibility; delete language establishing standards for hospital determinations of presumptive eligibility and penalties for violations of those standards; establish the duties of qualified hospitals in making presumptive eligibility determinations; exempt certain applications from the prohibition on Medicaid self-attestation; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services obtain information from the Victim Information and Notification Everyday Network; direct the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet to establish a job placement assistance program; delete section relating to county jails and requiring a jailer to provide notice to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when a county prisoner is incarcerated or released; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to reapply for certain waivers, waiver amendments, and state plan amendments on an annual basis if the application is initially denied by the federal government; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training program activities available online; direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a Benefits Cliff Task Force.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Public assistance, reform Federal Laws and Regulations - Affordable Care Act, basic health program Federal Laws and Regulations - Affordable Care Act, presumptive eligibility Federal Laws and Regulations - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, work requirements Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Presumptive eligibility determinations, standards, establishment Legislative Research Commission - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Legislative Research Commission - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, study Legislative Research Commission - Public Assistance Oversight and Advisory Committee, establishment Mental Disability - Public assistance, reform Public Assistance - Public assistance, reform Public Medical Assistance - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Public Medical Assistance - Public assistance, reform State Agencies - Administrative Office of the Courts, data sharing, requirement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, public assistance reform State Agencies - Department for Community Based Services, public assistance reform State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, public assistance reform State Agencies - Department of Revenue, data sharing, requirement State Agencies - Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, job placement assistance program, establishment Studies Directed - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Studies Directed - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Substance Abuse - Inmates, substance use disorder treatment, Medicaid coverage, requirement Medicaid - Public assistance reform Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, public assistance Aged Persons and Aging - Public assistance reform Attorney General - Actions against Cabinet for Health and Family Services, permitted Children and Minors - Public assistance reform Committees - Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee, renamed Committees - Public Assistance Oversight and Advisory Committee, establishment Reports Mandated - Benefits Cliff Task Force Reports Mandated - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, implementation report, requirement Reports Mandated - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families study Task Forces, Legislative Branch - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Opioids - Inmates, substance use disorder treatment, Medicaid coverage, requirement Local Mandate - Public assistance reform Corrections Impact - Inmates, substance use disorder treatment, Medicaid coverage, requirement

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except delete provisions related to the analysis of unobligated Temporary Assistance for Needy Family and Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program funds; delete provisions establishing restrictions on the use of cash assistance benefits; delete provisions requiring the use of a single benefit card for each public assistance beneficiary; delete provisions related to the allocation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance – Education funds; delete provisions requiring the use of certified change reporting requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance beneficiaries; delete provisions related to coordination between the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Victim Information and Notification Everyday network; delete provisions to reestablish the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee as the Public Assistance Oversight and Advisory Committee; delete the requirement that benefit enrollment and tracking agencies obtain and review information from the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Revenue; delete the requirement that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services annual reapply for any waiver or state plan amendment denied by the federal government; delete provisions related to public assistance benefit disqualification for delinquent child support payments; revise penalties for improper use of cash assistance benefits; revise provisions related to the creation of a Medicaid community engagement program; revise provisions related to the creation of a job placement assistance program; revise provisions related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement waivers requests; revise penalties for trafficking in electronic benefit transfer cards; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish policies to ensure compliance with federal law governing the use of cash assistance benefits; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to utilize change reporting requirements for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program beneficiaries established in federal law; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to analyze the cost of utilizing a single benefit card for each public assistance beneficiary and for a pilot program utilizing a third party to provide oversight and technology for child welfare; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to contract with an independent third party to conduct a review of Medicaid presumptive eligibility determinations; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop a proposal for the establishment of a benefits cliff calculator and online job posting database; create the Benefits Cliff Task Force to review the impact of the public assistance benefits cliff on labor force participation, employment, wages, and benefit duration and usage in the Commonwealth; develop public policy recommendations to support working families in transitioning off of public assistance into gainful employment and self-sufficiency; require task force to meet at least monthly during the 2022 interim; require task force to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2022; amend KRS 21A.190, 157.065, 194A.030, 194A.365, 199.665, 199.8943, 199.8983, 211.684, 605.120, 620.055, and 620.320 to remove references 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, 6.943, and 620.345, relating to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; EFFECTIVE IN PART January 1, 2023.
Index Headings	Medicaid - Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee, repeal Medicaid - Public assistance, reform Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, public assistance Aged Persons and Aging - Public assistance, reform Attorney General - Actions against Cabinet for Health and Family Services, permitted Children and Minors - Child Welfare Advisory Committee, repeal Children and Minors - Public assistance, reform Committees - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Reports Mandated - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Reports Mandated - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, implementation report, requirement Reports Mandated - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families study Task Forces, Legislative Branch - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Opioids - Inmates, substance use disorder treatment, Medicaid coverage, requirement Corrections Impact - Inmates, substance use disorder treatment, Medicaid coverage, requirement Local Mandate - Public assistance, reform Disabilities and the Disabled - Public assistance, reform Effective Dates, Delayed - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal effective January 1, 2023 Federal Laws and Regulations - Affordable Care Act, basic health program Federal Laws and Regulations - Affordable Care Act, presumptive eligibility Federal Laws and Regulations - Supplementation Nutrition Assistance Program, work requirements Health and Medical Services - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Presumptive eligibility determinations, standards, establishment Legislative Research Commission - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Legislative Research Commission - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Legislative Research Commission - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, study Mental Disability - Public assistance, reform Public Assistance - Public assistance, reform Public Medical Assistance - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Public Medical Assistance - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, public assistance Public Medical Assistance - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal Public Medical Assistance - Public assistance, reform Research and Methods - Child Welfare and Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committees, repeal State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, public assistance, reform State Agencies - Department for Community Based Services, Public Assistance reform State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, Public Assistance reform State Agencies - Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, job placement assistance program, establishment Studies Directed - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment Studies Directed - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Substance Abuse - Inmates, substance use disorder treatment, Medicaid coverage, requirement Medicaid - Benefits Cliff Task Force, establishment

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 7/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Givens
Summary	Retain original provisions except permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek a waiver of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements in a county where severe economic conditions necessitate a waiver; permit the cabinet accept self-attestations as verification of last resort when determining eligibility for the state's medical assistance program; and require the cabinet to consider fluctuating employment income data when determining eligibility for public assistance programs administered under KRS Chapter 205.
Index Headings	Federal Laws and Regulations - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, work requirements, waiver, permitted Public Assistance - Public assistance, reform Public Medical Assistance - Public assistance, reform State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, public assistance, reform Medicaid - Public assistance, reform