| Last Action | 03/16/23: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to freestanding birthing centers. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 24 |
| Sponsors | J. Nemes, K. Bratcher, B. Chester-Burton, D. Fister, D. Grossberg, R. Heath, J. Hodgson, N. Kulkarni, M. Lockett, C. Massaroni, R. Palumbo, M. Proctor, S. Rawlings, R. Webber, L. Willner |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "freestanding birthing center"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate updated administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers, including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Standards for Birth Centers, and consistent plans for transfer and safe transport to a hospital as needed; exempt a center from certificate-of-need requirements for establishing and licensing a freestanding birthing center; limit liability of center; amend KRS 216B.020, 196.173, 211.647, 211.660, 213.046, 216.2920, and 216.2970 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| 03/16/23 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | N. Tate |
| Summary | Retain original provisions of the bill except to prohibit abortions from being performed in a freestanding birthing center. |
| Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, prohibit abortions Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, prohibit abortions Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, prohibit abortions Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, prohibit abortions |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | S. Doan |
| Summary | Retain original provisions except to require a birthing center to have medical liability insurance of no less than $5,000,000. |
| Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Insurance - Birthing centers, freestanding, liability Licensing - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Nurses - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Physicians and Practitioners - Birthing centers, freestanding, licensing and certificate of need Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, freestanding birthing centers, licensure |
Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)