Amend KRS 45A.030 to expand the definition of "contract"; amend KRS 45A.035 to require promulgation of administrative regulations to establish policies regarding timely payments under contracts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to establish timely payment penalty and procedures; EMERGENCY.
Amend KRS 311.631, relating to living wills and advance directives, to include an adult friend as an individual authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of a patient who lacks decisional capacity; amend KRS 504.060 to define "examiner" and "secretary"; amend KRS 504.070 to allow a defendant to introduce evidence of an intellectual disability bearing on the issue of guilt, punishment, or both; require that if a court orders an examination of the defendant's mental condition that the condition be reported to the court; amend KRS 504.080 to establish reasons the court may order an examination of the defendant's mental health; establish criteria for the examination; establish what the court may order if the examiner concludes the defendant needs an inpatient examination; establish that the examiner shall submit a report regarding the defendant's mental health; establish that the examiner's report shall be placed under seal with a notice of filing and that the court shall schedule a status conference or a hearing with 30 days of the filing of the report; amend KRS 504.100 to establish that the court shall order the defendant to be examined for his or her mental condition if the court has reasonable grounds to believe the defendant is incompetent to stand trial; require that the court schedule a status conference or a hearing within 30 days after the filing of the report; amend KRS 504.110 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as Seth's Law.
Amend KRS 95A.262 to permit the Kentucky Fire Commission to establish a reimbursement program for cancer screenings for firefighters.
Amend KRS 222.500 to define terms related to recovery residences; amend KRS 222.502 to permit a recovery residence that provides on-site clinical services or access to on-site clinical services to continue to operate without certification from a certifying organization until December 31, 2024; amend KRS 222.504 to authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and local governments to impose civil fines on uncertified recovery residences; amend KRS 222.506 to establish the conditions under which a recovery residence may provide on-site clinical services or access to on-site clinical services.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program; define eligibility for the program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; provide monetary awards for student loan repayment for eligible students who complete qualified teaching service; establish the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program fund; establish the Student Teacher Stipend Program; define eligibility for the program; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program; provide an award of up to $5,000 to an eligible student teacher; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to allow the appointment of a receiver for a planned community when it fails to maintain the infrastructure, common area, storm water detention or retention area, or other facility that it is legally obligated to maintain; allow a city to recover funds expended to repair, renovate, maintain, or otherwise bring violations up to code.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish diagnosis criteria for sepsis.
Amend KRS 620.030 to allow a person to make a written report of dependency, neglect, or abuse of a child.
Amend KRS 304.17-316 to define terms; make technical corrections; prohibit cost-sharing requirements for any covered diagnostic breast examination or supplemental breast examination; provide for additional coverage if required under federal law; provide exemption to Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans under certain circumstances; amend KRS 304.17A-096, 304.17A-133, 304.18-098, 304.32-1591, and 304.38-1935 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with breast examination coverage requirements; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Amend KRS 213.141 to establish that a homeless individual as defined in KRS 198A.700 or a homeless individual under the age of 25 does not have to pay a fee to get a copy of his or her birth certificate.
