KY SB263 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-05 - to Health & Welfare (S)
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-05 - to Health & Welfare (S)
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require health care providers to make referrals for hepatitis C screening testing as part of an individual's annual medical examination; require appropriate follow-up health care if a test is reactive; require the referral to include education; specify that this requirement shall not affect the scope of practice of care for hepatitis C testing of a health care provider.
Title
AN ACT requiring the offering of hepatitis C screening testing.
Sponsors
| Sen. Gerald Neal [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-05 | Senate | to Health & Welfare (S) |
| 2018-03-01 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB263.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB263/bill.pdf |
