AN ACT relating to enhanced standards and criteria for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 222 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to complete a comprehensive review of all current state licensure and quality standards for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services and programs; specify that licensure and quality standards be based on nationally recognized and evidence-based standards, standardized outcome measures, a reporting process, and conditions for reimbursement; permit fees for licensure; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the licensure and quality standards by January 1, 2019, repeal KRS 222.037 and 222.212; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 3, 2018
Signed Apr 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 2, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 61)
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 93-0
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Committee
To Rules (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
To Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) to Bill, floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Jan 5, 2018
Committee
To Health and Family Services (H)
lower
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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