Kentucky Senate Bill 154 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-22 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 59)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 216.935 to change the definition of "home health aide services" to include the assisting of patients with medication ordinarily self-administered that has been specifically ordered by a physician assistant; amend KRS 304.17-312 to change the definition of "home health care" to include care and treatment provided by a home health agency which is prescribed and supervised by an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant and to change the definition of "home health aide services" to include the assisting of patients with medication ordinarily self-administered that has been specifically ordered by an advanced nurse practitioner or a physician assistant; amend KRS 304.17-313 to allow home health care reimbursement if certified by an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant; amend KRS 304.18-037 to allow home health care reimbursement if certified by an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant; amend KRS 304.38-210 to allow home health care reimbursement if certified by an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant.

AN ACT relating to home health care and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Tom Buford [R]

Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]

2021-03-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 334 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 scta1 RSN# 1567 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-22	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 59)
2021-03-15	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-15	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-15	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0
2021-03-12	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
2021-03-12	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-11	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-03-03	House	posted in committee
2021-03-03	House	to Health & Family Services (H)
2021-02-25	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-25	House	received in House
2021-02-24	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
2021-02-22	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
2021-02-11	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-10	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2021-02-04	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2021-02-02	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-02-02	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb154.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb154/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb154/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb154/vote_history.pdf