KY HB118 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-02 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-02 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to allow a patient of a health facility who is 18 years of age or older to designate, in writing, an individual not legally related by marriage or blood, who the patient wishes to have visitation rights; require the health facility to note this designation in the patient's permanent medical records; provide that the patient may rescind the designation at any time, in writing.
Title
AN ACT relating to a health facility patient's visitation rights.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kelly Flood [D] | Rep. Joni Jenkins [D] | Rep. Mary Marzian [D] | Rep. Reginald Meeks [D] |
| Rep. Darryl Owens [D] | Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D] | Rep. Arnold Simpson [D] | Rep. Susan Westrom [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-02 | to Judiciary (S) | |
| 2010-01-28 | received in Senate | |
| 2010-01-27 | 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute | |
| 2010-01-25 | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | |
| 2010-01-22 | 2nd reading, to Rules | |
| 2010-01-21 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute | |
| 2010-01-19 | posted in committee | |
| 2010-01-05 | to Health & Welfare (H) | |
| 2010-01-05 | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB118.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB118/bill.doc |
