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House Bill 710

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Last Action	03/06/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1961
Sponsor	T. Smith
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 311.586 to insert gender-neutral language.
Index Headings of Original Version	Licensing - Physician, gender-neutral language, insertion Notices - Physicians, gender-neutral language, insertion Physicians and Practitioners - Gender-neutral language, insertion
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/19/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/27/25	to Health Services (H)
02/28/25	taken from Health Services (H) 1st reading returned to Health Services (H) reassigned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/04/25	taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) 2nd reading returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/05/25	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025
03/06/25	3rd reading, passed 77-18 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Remove original provisions; amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense relating to prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Drugs and Medicines - Controlled substances, licensure, controlled substances conviction, required permanent ban, removal Health and Medical Services - Controlled substances, licensure, related felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Licensing - Medical licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Licensing - Nursing licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Licensing - Optometry licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Licensing - Pharmacist licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Licensing - Podiatry licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Optometrists - Licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Pharmacists - Licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Physicians and Practitioners - Medical licensure, controlled substances felony conviction,required permanent ban, removal Public Health - Controlled substances, licensure, conviction of related felony, required permanent ban, removal Technical Corrections - HB 710/HCS 1 Boards and Commissions - Dentistry, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent licensure ban, removal Boards and Commissions - Medical licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Boards and Commissions - Nursing, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent licensure ban, removal Boards and Commissions - Optometric examiners, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Boards and Commissions - Podiatry licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal Opioids - Controlled substances, licensure, related felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Smith
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 710

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