Kentucky House Bill 520 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-10 - recommitted to Health & Welfare (H)
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define the terms "adult" and "cabinet"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a registry of persons found to have abused, neglected, or exploited an adult; require an appeal process for persons against whom allegations have been substantiated by the cabinet, and prohibit a licensed or certified facility or program from employing a person on the registry; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to prohibit health care facilities and services licensed under KRS Chapter 216B from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 205.5606 to prohibit persons who provide services or supports from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 210.795 to prohibit an individual whose name appears on the registry from being a provider and to prohibit a provider from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry.

AN ACT relating to the protection of adults.

Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]

Rep. Tom Riner [D]

Rep. Carl Rollins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-10		recommitted to Health & Welfare (H)
2010-03-10		taken from the Regular Orders of the Day
2010-03-09		floor amendment (1) filed
2010-03-09		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 10, 2010
2010-03-05		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-04		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2010-03-01		posted in committee
2010-02-26		to Health & Welfare (H)
2010-02-25		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB520.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB520/bill.doc