| Last Action | 03/17/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to peer counseling for public safety employees. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 17
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1348 |
| Sponsors | M. Wilson, D. Carroll, M. Nemes |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to provide definitions, authorize any public agency to establish a peer support counseling program, and provide for confidentiality of communications within a peer support counseling program. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Counties - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Counties, Urban - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Charter County Government - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Emergency Medical Services - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Firefighters and Fire Departments - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Local Government - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Consolidated Local Governments - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Cities - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Mental Health - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality Police, City and County - Peer support counseling programs, operations and confidentiality |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | M. Wilson |
| Summary | Amend Section 1 of the bill to provide peer support participants the same protections in disciplinary proceeding or civil or criminal proceedings, with exceptions, as any counselor-client privilege under the Kentucky Rules of Evidence for criminal or civil proceeding; create a new non-codified section establishing the Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices and attaching it to the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities for administrative purposes. |
| Index Headings |
Emergency Medical Services - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Emergency Medical Services - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Firefighters and Fire Departments - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Firefighters and Fire Departments - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Local Government - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Local Government - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Mental Health - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Mental Health - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Police, City and County - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Police, City and County - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices State Agencies - Dept. for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Peer Support Task Force Cities - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Cities - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Counties - Peer support participants, privilege from disclosure Counties - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices Task Forces, Executive Branch - Task Force for Public Safety Peer Support Best Practices |
Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)