---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to medical transports and admissions."
description: "Amend KRS 202A.011 to include definitions for \"emergency medical services\" and \"medical clearance\"; amend KRS 202A.028, 202A.041, 202A.051, 202A.0813, and 202A.101 to designate who may transport respondents under this chapter and the responsibility for the costs associated with transport; amend KRS 202A.041 to decrease the period a person may be held pending certification from 18 hours to 12 hours; amend KRS 202A.051 and 202A.0831 to establish that a sheriff or certified peace officer shall not be required to stay at a facility accepting a patient under this chapter unless the person is charged with a criminal offense; amend KRS 202A.202 to establish protocols for the transfer of a patient between facilities within the same network; amend KRS 210.300 regarding factors to consider in designating hospital districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 730"
citation: "Kentucky HB 730 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Local Mandate", "Mental Health", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Sheriffs", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Bray", "S. Heavrin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fde081fd-d904-40a4-847c-46310973550f"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb730.html"
source_hash: "0584136c418ed33cc91f3759f42733163cd7de3d662391f588d902d45de701df"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 730 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to medical transports and admissions.

Amend KRS 202A.011 to include definitions for "emergency medical services" and "medical clearance"; amend KRS 202A.028, 202A.041, 202A.051, 202A.0813, and 202A.101 to designate who may transport respondents under this chapter and the responsibility for the costs associated with transport; amend KRS 202A.041 to decrease the period a person may be held pending certification from 18 hours to 12 hours; amend KRS 202A.051 and 202A.0831 to establish that a sheriff or certified peace officer shall not be required to stay at a facility accepting a patient under this chapter unless the person is charged with a criminal offense; amend KRS 202A.202 to establish protocols for the transfer of a patient between facilities within the same network; amend KRS 210.300 regarding factors to consider in designating hospital districts.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb730/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0175.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb730/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 730 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Bray — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Health & Welfare (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Health & Welfare (S)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Health & Welfare (S)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Health & Welfare (S)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 175) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fde081fd-d904-40a4-847c-46310973550f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).