Kentucky House Joint Resolution 38 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-31 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to permit the coverage of triage, treatment, and transport of patients by emergency ambulance services and submit a state Medicaid plan amendment to cover treatment in place without transportation for emergency ambulance services; urge the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for ambulance services as funds become available; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit a report on actions taken by August 1, 2023; EMERGENCY.

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing and urging the Cabinet for Health and Family Services take actions to improve emergency medical services and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Jared Bauman [R]

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Rep. Ken Fleming [R]

Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]

2023-03-30 - Senate - Senate: Adopt Final Adoption RSN# 2775 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-10 - House - House: Adopt RCS# 211 (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-31	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160)
2023-03-30	House	delivered to Governor
2023-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2023-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2023-03-30	House	received in House
2023-03-30	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0
2023-03-30	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
2023-03-29	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
2023-03-16	Senate	to Health Services (S)
2023-03-16	Senate	returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-16	Senate	2nd reading
2023-03-16	Senate	taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-15	Senate	returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-15	Senate	1st reading
2023-03-15	Senate	taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-13	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-13	Senate	received in Senate
2023-03-10	House	3rd reading, passed 93-0
2023-03-02	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
2023-02-24	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-02-23	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2023-02-17	House	to Health Services (H)
2023-02-09	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-09	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr38.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hjr38/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hjr38/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0160.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hjr38/vote_history.pdf