Kentucky House Bill 381 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 18-1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-27 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS 216B.230 to 216B.239 to require hospitals, prior to discharge of a veteran with a serious physical injury or trauma, to notify the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to ensure the veteran is provided services, resources, or other qualifying entitlements for their recovery; amend KRS 40.317 to require the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs, upon notification from the hospital or veteran, to make contact with the veteran within one business day to ensure assistance is provided; establish a short title of Keeney's Rights Act.

AN ACT relating to hospital after-care for veterans.

Rep. Billy Wesley [R]	Rep. Adam Bowling [R]	Rep. Kevin Bratcher [R]	Rep. Jennifer Henson Decker [R]
Rep. Ryan Dotson [R]	Rep. Daniel Fister [R]	Rep. Chris Fugate [R]	Rep. David Hale [R]
Rep. DJ Johnson [R]	Rep. Matt Lockett [R]	Rep. Ed Massey [R]	Rep. Bobby McCool [R]
Rep. Shawn McPherson [R]	Rep. Michael Pollock [R]	Rep. Scott Sharp [R]	Rep. Steve Sheldon [R]
Rep. Timmy Truett [R]	Rep. Russell Webber [R]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-27	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-01-27	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb381.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb381/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/22RS/hb381/FN.pdf