Kentucky
General Assembly

02/16/22	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/18/22	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/02/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/03/22	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 04, 2022
03/04/22	3rd reading, passed 31-0 received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/23/22	to Health & Family Services (H)
03/24/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/25/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
03/29/22	floor amendments (1) (3) (2-title) and (4-title) filed
04/13/22	floor amendments (5) (6) (8) and (7-title) filed 3rd reading, passed 90-7 with floor amendments (1) (3) (5) and (4-title) received in Senate to Rules (S)
04/14/22	posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) (3) (5) and (4-title) Senate concurred in House Floor Amendments (1) (3) (5) and (4-title) passed 31-2 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/20/22	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 223)

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Amend KRS 222.231 to allow licensed narcotic treatment programs to use buprenorphine products to treat patients; require the promulgation of administrative regulations.
Index Headings	Drugs and Medicines - Narcotic treatment programs, buprenorphine products Health and Medical Services - Narcotic treatment programs, buprenorphine products Public Health - Narcotic treatment programs, buprenorphine products Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, narcotic treatment programs Substance Abuse - Narcotic treatment programs, buprenorphine products

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 178/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary	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 Piggybacked Bills - HB 174/SCS to SB 178/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 178/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary	Retain original provisions and create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to contract with an independent entity to monitor all Public Employee Health Insurance Program pharmacy benefit claims; establish eligibility requirements for an entity seeking to contract with the cabinet to monitor pharmacy benefit claims; establish requirements for analyzing and monitoring claims
Index Headings	Drugs and Medicines - Pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring Pharmacists - Pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring State Agencies - Finance and Administration Cabinet, pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring State Agencies - Personnel Cabinet, pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Personnel Cabinet, pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring Reports Mandated - Pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Retain all original provisions except delete the right of a parent to refuse facial coverings for children enrolled in a childcare facility; require that individuals be permitted to opt out of any public school requirement for medical devices and medical procedures and treatments; provide that an individual shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; provide that postsecondary education institutions may not require individuals to use medical devices and submit to medical procedures and treatments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on property not used for the delivery of medical services; provide that a postsecondary education institution may implement a requirement for facial coverings that is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic; amend KRS 531.070 to remove the educational justification from the exemption of criminal prosecution for pornography; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine and testing requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing requirements, emergency Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine and testing requirements Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and testing requirements Crimes and Punishments - Pornography, removal of education justification for exemption Criminal Procedure - Pornography, removal of education justification for exemption Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and testing requirements, emergency

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 178/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor	S. Sheldon
Summary	Retain original provisions and amend KRS 205.5514 to require dispensing fees established by the Department for Medicaid Services to include add-on fees for compounded prescriptions and to exempt medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder from dispensing fee thresholds established by the Department for Medicaid Services.
Index Headings	Pharmacists - Medicaid, pharmacy benefits, dispensing fees Public Medical Assistance - Pharmacy benefits, dispensing fees, requirement State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, pharmacy benefits, dispensing fees, requirement Medicaid - Pharmacy benefits, dispensing fees, requirement Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Medicaid Services, pharmacy benefits, dispensing fees