Kentucky House Bill 26 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 3 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-09 - floor amendment (2) filed
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 205.200 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to implement a substance abuse screening program for applicants and recipients of public assistance; permit the CHFS to design the program and utilize testing of blood or urine or other reliable methods of substance abuse detection; state conditions under which an adult person is ineligible for public assistance; permit substance abuse testing to occur only when a caseworker suspects substance abuse at the initial interview or at any other occasion when the caseworker comes to suspect that the recipient is abusing controlled substances; require the CHFS to promulgate regulations governing the program and testing including requirements that applicants pay for all substance abuse screening costs and receive a later reimbursement if the test is passed; grant the right to additional screenings for applicants that fail a test; require both parents in two-parent families to comply with screening requirements; require that an individual who fails a test receive a list of licensed substance abuse treatment providers in his or her area; require passage of a drug test before receiving benefits; permit parents or guardians who fail a test to designate another individual to receive benefits for the parent's minor children; require designated individuals to pass substance abuse screenings; create a 60-day grace period to enter a treatment program after the initial positive test; require individuals to pay for a test at the end of the 60-day grace period, and provide that, if they pass that test they must pass two additional randomized testings during the next 24 months, or if an individual tests positive for a controlled substance after the 60-day grace period, they must show evidence of having entered a substance abuse treatment program within 14 days, during which time, benefits may be suspended and only be payable for the benefit of any children in that recipient's home.

AN ACT relating to eligibility for public assistance.

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]	Rep. Royce Adams [D]	Rep. John Arnold [D]	Rep. Linda Belcher [D]
Rep. Johnny Bell [D]	Rep. Kevin Bratcher [R]	Rep. Dwight Butler [R]	Rep. John Carney [R]
Rep. Mike Cherry [D]	Rep. Hubert Collins [D]	Rep. Tim Couch [R]	Rep. Will Coursey [D]
Rep. Ron Crimm [R]	Rep. Robert Damron [D]	Rep. Jim DeCesare [R]	Rep. Bob DeWeese [R]
Rep. Myron Dossett [R]	Rep. Theodore Edmonds [D]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]	Rep. William Farmer [R]
Rep. Joseph Fischer [R]	Rep. Danny Ford [R]	Rep. Jim Gooch [R]	Rep. Jeff Greer [D]
Sen. Sara Gregory [R]	Rep. Mike Harmon [R]	Rep. Richard Henderson [D]	Rep. Melvin Henley [D]
Rep. Jeff Hoover [R]	Rep. David Housman [R]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]	Rep. Wade Hurt [R]
Rep. Dennis Keene [D]	Rep. Thomas Kerr [R]	Rep. Kim King [R]	Rep. Martha King [D]
Rep. Stan Lee [R]	Rep. Donna Mayfield [R]	Rep. Michael Meredith [R]	Rep. Charles Miller [D]
Rep. Terry Mills [D]	Rep. Brad Montell [R]	Rep. Tim Moore [R]	Rep. Lonnie Napier [R]
Rep. Rick Nelson [D]	Sen. Mike Nemes [R]	Rep. Fred Nesler [D]	Rep. David Osborne [R]
Rep. Ryan Quarles [R]	Rep. Marie Rader [R]	Rep. Jody Richards [D]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]
Rep. John Short [D]	Rep. Rita Smart [D]	Rep. Fitz Steele [D]	Rep. Wilson Stone [D]
Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]	Rep. Ben Waide [R]	Rep. Addia Wuchner [R]
Rep. Jill York [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		floor amendment (2) filed
2012-03-08		floor amendment (1) filed
2012-01-03		to Health & Welfare (H)
2012-01-03		introduced in House
2012-10-05		To: Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB26.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB26/bill.doc