Kentucky House Bill 204

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-14 - to Health Services (H)
Pending: House Health Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 216B.040 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family conduct public hearings on certificate of need applications as requested by applicants for, or holders of, certificates of need and licenses; amend KRS 216B.062 to require that notice be given on the right of only applicants to request a hearing; amend KRS 216B.085 to require that only the applicant may request a public hearing within 15 days of a cabinet decision regarding an application; require that notice of the public hearing be given only to the applicant; require that only the applicant have the right to be represented by counsel at the public hearing; require that the cabinet notify only the applicant of the decision and that the decision is final unless a request for reconsideration is filed by only the applicant; amend KRS 216B.090 to permit only the applicant to request a hearing for purposes of reconsideration of the cabinet; amend KRS 216B.095 to delete notice of a cabinet decision regarding a request for a nonsubstantive review to any affected party; amend KRS 216B.115 to permit an appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court by the applicant of any final decision of the cabinet regarding an application to be made .

AN ACT relating to certificate of need.

Rep. Marianne Proctor [R]	Rep. Steve Rawlings [R]	Rep. Josh Calloway [R]	Rep. Steven Doan [R]
Rep. Mark Hart [R]	Rep. John Hodgson [R]	Rep. Savannah Maddox [R]	Rep. Candy Massaroni [R]
Rep. Nancy Tate [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-14	House	to Health Services (H)
2024-01-09	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-09	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb204.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb204/orig_bill.pdf