Recognize and commend Elaine Allen, LLC as the first African American-owned construction company in Lexington.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to make it unlawful for a state agency to discriminate against a person based on his or her access to electronic means to obtain benefits or gain access to public buildings; provide that the Act may be cited as the Digital Identification Act.
Recognize and congratulate Reverend Willis Polk on his retirement after 50 years of ministry and service to the Commonwealth.
Amend KRS 117.001 to define "electioneering communication," "information content provider," "interactive computer service," "sponsor," and "synthetic media"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to establish a cause of action for the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication; establish an affirmative defense that the electioneering communication includes a conspicuous disclosure; provide that the sponsor of the electioneering communication may be held liable, but the medium is not liable, except in certain circumstances.
Establish KRS Chapter 202D and create new sections thereof relating to crisis aversion and rights retention orders; provide limitations on interpretation of the Act; define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue orders when a respondent presents an immediate and present danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, service of process, termination, or renewal of the petition and orders; provide court processes and evidentiary standards; allow entry of the orders into law enforcement systems; prescribe issuance and service procedures for additional proceedings; establish procedures for the surrender, storage, transfer, and return of firearms; establish penalties for violations; allow for recognition and enforcement of foreign orders; amend KRS 431.076 to conform.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to state that there shall be no criminal liability against a provider engaged in assisted reproduction who meets the professional standard of care.
Recognize the impact Native Americans have made and continue to make in Kentucky's history.
Amend KRS 304.17A-600 to define "health care provider" and "health care service"; make conforming amendments; create new sections of KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633 to establish eligibility criteria and requirements for prior authorization exemptions; establish requirements for rescinding prior authorization exemptions; set forth requirements for external reviews of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions; establish requirements for sending forms and notices to health care providers; provide that nothing shall be construed to authorize a health care provider to act outside the provider's scope of practice or require an insurer or private review agent to pay for a health care service performed in violation of law; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to establish forms; amend KRS 304.17A-605 to establish applicability of provisions relating to prior authorization exemptions to certain insurers and private review agents; amend KRS 304.17A-607 to establish requirements for prior authorizations; amend KRS 304.17A-611 to prohibit the retrospective denial, reduction in payment, and review of health care services for which a health care provider has a prior authorization exemption and establish exceptions; amend KRS 304.17A-621 to conform; amend KRS 304.17A-627 to prohibit conflicts of interest with independent review entities and reviewers of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions; require independent review entities and reviewers of prior authorization exemption denials and rescissions to submit an annual report to the Department of Insurance; amend KRS 304.17A-633 to require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to report on external reviews of prior authorization exemptions denials and rescissions; amend KRS 304.17A-706 to conform; amend KRS 205.536 to require managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits to comply with the sections on prior authorization exemptions; apply the provisions to contracts delivered, entered, renewed, extended, or amended on or after the effective date of the Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
Amend KRS 317.410 to define "mobile barber shop"; amend KRS 317.420 to restrict a person from operating a mobile barber shop without being licensed by the Kentucky Board of Barbering; amend KRS 317.430 to authorize the board to govern mobile barber shops; amend KRS 317.440 to direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations governing the location and housing of mobile barber shops, requirements regarding its operation, and inspection criteria for mobile barber shops; direct the board to establish on its website a system that allows licensees to report the location or change in location of a mobile barber shop; amend KRS 317.450 to require the board to issue a license to operate a mobile barber shop to any barber licensed under KRS Chapter 317 and meets the requirements of administrative regulations promulgated by the board; amend KRS 317.580 to require a mobile barber shop to have a sink with hot and cold running water.
Honor Evan "Jayson" Smith for courageously halting an active shooter and wish him well in his recovery.
