Kentucky Senate Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-22 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 216.710 to establish definitions for "direct-care staff member" , "Facilities or programs," and "recipient"; create a new section of KRS 216.710 to 216.716 to require direct-care staff who provide care for a client with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia within the client's home to receive initial and ongoing training that is approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; require facilities or programs to provide cabinet-approved training and certificates of completion to direct-care staff who work with clients with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia; establish a penalty for violations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement, monitor, and enforce the requirements of this section and to establish standards for approved trainings; amend KRS 216.935 to establish definitions for "direct-care staff member," "Facilities or programs" , and "recipient"; create a new section of KRS 216.935 to 216.939 to require direct-care staff who provide care for a client with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia within the client's home to receive initial and ongoing training that is approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; require facilities or programs to provide cabinet-approved training and certificates of completion to direct-care staff who work with clients with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia; establish a penalty for violations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement, monitor, and enforce the requirements of this section and to establish standards for approved trainings.

AN ACT relating to direct-care staff.

Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]

Sen. Danny Carroll [R]

Sen. Robert Mills [R]

2021-03-16 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 354 (Y: 94 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1528 (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-22	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72)
2021-03-16	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-03-16	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-16	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-16	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-16	House	3rd reading, passed 94-2
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
2021-03-01	House	posted in committee
2021-03-01	House	to Health & Family Services (H)
2021-02-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-04	House	received in House
2021-02-03	Senate	3rd reading, passed 34-1-1
2021-02-02	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
2021-02-02	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-01-13	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-01-08	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb61.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb61/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb61/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb61/vote_history.pdf