---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to medical order for scope of treatment."
description: "Amend KRS 311.6225 to require an electronically-fillable version of the MOST form to be accessed online; allow for an electronic signature; require a Spanish translation of the MOST form; allow the MOST form to be printed on any color of paper."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 173"
citation: "Kentucky SB 173 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aged Persons and Aging", "Boards and Commissions", "Deaths", "Emergency Medical Services", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "State Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Douglas", "J. Howell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26072237-7b99-4b59-bb6a-48ce03971ca5"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb173.html"
source_hash: "b5701265fbb9b46703e95f21170c34484ad3c277eba4e88aae7746f779b5f44d"
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 SB 173 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to medical order for scope of treatment.

Amend KRS 311.6225 to require an electronically-fillable version of the MOST form to be accessed online; allow for an electronic signature; require a Spanish translation of the MOST form; allow the MOST form to be printed on any color of paper.

## 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/sb173/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0117.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb173/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 173 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 173 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Douglas — primary (person)
- J. Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 04, 2022
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26072237-7b99-4b59-bb6a-48ce03971ca5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).