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HB 580 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counselors.

Summary
Amend KRS 309.0836 to require temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist licensees to become registered alcohol and drug peer support specialists after a maximum period of nine months from the date of issuance; amend KRS 222.233 to delete the requirement that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services promulgate an administrative regulation relating to reimbursement for temporary alcohol and drug peer specialists and require limitation on group size.
Issues: ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves requirement for reimbursement regulations for peer support specialists, potentially limiting funding/access to mental health services under substance abuse care.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Mar 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates the requirements for temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists in Kentucky, primarily reorganizing and clarifying registration criteria. The changes include renumbering requirements, adjusting training hour allocations, and modifying language around supervision and reimbursement eligibility. These updates aim to streamline the registration process while maintaining core qualifications for peer support specialists.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on alcohol and drug peer support specialists, with no significant expansion or contraction of applicability beyond clarifying existing requirements.
REQUIREMENT

Reorganized registration requirements from 10 items to 10 items with different numbering and some content reordering

Adjusted training hour requirements and renumbered training categories for clarity

Reordered and renumbered employment requirements for treatment entities and behavioral health organizations

Updated language around peer support specialist supervision and reimbursement provisions

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'BR 1518' to 'HB 580/GA' indicating bill number and committee assignment

Updated document date from February 12, 2025 to February 27, 2025

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

98–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 104
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican83
78 Yea 1 Nay 4
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.