Latest Health Legislation in Frankfort

Jan 25th, 2010

With 13 days down in the 2010 legislative session and 47 legislative days to go, several new health bills were filed in the Kentucky General Assembly last week. Two of the bills are responses to the proposed federal health legislation in that they would prohibit the requirement that any person “participate in health care systems”.

Click on the bill numbers listed below to go to the Legislative Research Commission summary of the legislation, which includes a link to the full text and indicates the current status of the legislation.

HB 285	Wuchner	Pediatric abusive head trauma: require training in prevention and recognition for various parties, including guardians ad litem and foster parents.
HB 307	Moore	Prohibit General Assembly from requiring participation in any health care system or plan or imposing a fine regarding participation.
SB 3	B. Smith	Constitutional amendment: “21^st Century Bill of Rights;” provide that no law shall compel persons to participate in health care systems.
SB 99	Buford	Require pharmacies to have quality assurance programs that document medical errors attributable to the pharmacy or its personnel.

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