The Latest Health Bills Introduced in the 2010 Kentucky General Asembly

Feb 16th, 2010

With six weeks down, the 2010 Kentucky General Assembly will reach the half-way point this week. Here's a list of the new health-related legislation filed last week.

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.

Bill #	Sponsor	Summary
HB 400	Deweese	Authorize the Office of Insurance to promulgate regulations to ensure that physician profiling programs include specified requirements; penalties.
HB 405	Palumbo	Designate September 26 of each year as Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
HB 411	Palumbo	Create income tax refund check off for Alzheimer’s research; create Alzheimer’s research and education trust fund; details.
HB 415	Riner	Require personal services agencies to have a policy that addresses acceptance of gifts, gratuities, and loans from clients to agencies and their employees.
HB 417	Henley	Create two pilot substance abuse screening programs for recipients of public assistance.
HB 425	Sinnette	Provide that contracts between limited health service benefit plans and dentists may not set fees unless the fees pertain to covered services under the plan.
HB 426	Stone	Allow pharmacists to give immunizations to children ages 14 to 17 years with parental consent.
SB 154	Harper Angel	Require insurers issuing large group health benefit plans in the state to provide specified coverage for acquired brain injuries.
SB 155	Schickel	Health insurance: prohibit use of genetic information; require disclosure of criteria for medical necessity determinations for mental health; more.
SJ 114	Forgy Kerr	Recognize link between early and optimal oral health care and education and support efforts to improve children's oral health through school-based efforts.

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