AN ACT relating to certified stroke centers.
Summary
Amend KRS 216B.0425 to change "primary stroke center" to "certified stroke center"; add thrombectomy capable stroke centers to the required list of certified acute stroke ready hospitals; amend KRS 211.575 to change "primary stroke center" to "certified stroke center."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 6, 2022
Signed Mar 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
Jan 18, 2022
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 25, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
upper
Mar 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
to Health & Family Services (H)
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32-0
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ralph Alvarado
RRepublican
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