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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/Final 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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