Kentucky House Bill 489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 320, relating to optometrists, to grant an optometrist immunity from civil liability when providing voluntary services without compensation; establish the same civil immunity for the owner or operator of the facility where the optometry services are provided; direct the optometrist to inform the patient regarding the civil immunity and have the patient sign a waiver to that effect; forbid an optometrist from providing the volunteer services at the optometrist's regular office or place of practice; direct the optometry board to create a registry of optometrists and locations authorized for volunteer optometry services; require registration for both the optometrist and the location before the optometry services may be rendered; amend KRS 320.310 to conform.

AN ACT relating to optometrists.

Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]	Rep. Adam Koenig [R]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]	Rep. Tina Bojanowski [D]
Rep. Terri Branham Clark [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Matthew Koch [R]	Rep. Charles Miller [D]
Rep. Maria Sorolis [D]	Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-27	House	to Judiciary (H)
2020-02-25	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb489.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb489/orig_bill.pdf