Kentucky Senate Bill 173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-10 - returned to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 209 to define the terms "adult" and "cabinet"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a registry of persons found to have abused, neglected, or exploited an adult; require an appeal process for persons against whom allegations have been substantiated by the cabinet, and prohibit a licensed or certified facility or program from employing a person on the registry; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to prohibit health care facilities and services licensed under KRS Chapter 216B from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 205.5606 to prohibit persons who provide services or supports from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry; amend KRS 210.795 to prohibit an individual whose name appears on the registry from being a provider and to prohibit a provider from employing, contracting with, or accepting volunteer services from a person whose name appears on the registry.

AN ACT relating to the protection of adults.

Sen. Perry Clark [D]

Sen. Julie Denton [R]

Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-10		returned to Judiciary (S)
2010-03-10		1st reading
2010-03-10		taken from committee
2010-02-25		to Judiciary (S)
2010-02-23		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB173.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB173/bill.doc