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Bill AN ACT relating to health facilities and services. Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove "primary care centers" and "rural health clinics" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a "critical access hospital"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of "long-term care facilities"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for "Type A" and "Type B" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the "Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board" with the "Cabinet for Health and Family Services"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint "technical advisory committees" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177. AN ACT relating to health facilities and services. Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove "primary care centers" and "rural health clinics" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a "critical access hospital"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of "long-term care facilities"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for "Type A" and "Type B" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the "Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board" with the "Cabinet for Health and Family Services"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint "technical advisory committees" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2018RS HB 444 Kentucky HB 444 (2018RS)
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Kentucky HB 444 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to health facilities and services. Amend KRS 216.2927 to update data collection; amend KRS 216.380 to remove "primary care centers" and "rural health clinics" from the list of facilities that may be designated as a "critical access hospital"; amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of "long-term care facilities"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for "Type A" and "Type B" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS 216.577 to replace reference to the "Kentucky Health Facility and Health Service Certificate of Need and Licensure Board" with the "Cabinet for Health and Family Services"; amend KRS 216B.015 to revise various definitions; amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt certain outpatient health facilities and health services from the certificate of need requirement; amend KRS 216B.035 to permit records to be kept in electronic form; amend KRS 216B.040 to remove the Cabinet's ability to appoint "technical advisory committees" to assist in the administration of this chapter; amend KRS 216B.055 and 216B.105 to allow for electronic delivery of notices and licensure decisions; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 216.600, 216.860, 216.865, 216.900, 216.905, 216.910, 216.915, 216.930, 216B.071, 216B.120, 216B.176, and 216B.177.

Version chain

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

  1. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-02-22 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2018-02-26 To Health and Family Services (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-02-27 Posted in committee
  • 2018-03-01 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar reading-1
  • 2018-03-02 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-05 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
  • 2018-03-06 3rd reading, passed 61-32 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-07 Received in Senate
  • 2018-03-08 To Health & Welfare (S) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-19 Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
  • 2018-03-19 1st reading reading-1
  • 2018-03-19 Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
  • 2018-03-20 Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
  • 2018-03-20 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2018-03-20 Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
  • 2018-03-21 Reported favorably, to Rules
  • 2018-03-22 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
  • 2018-03-27 3rd reading, passed 34-3 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-27 Received in House
  • 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2018-03-29 Delivered to Governor
  • 2018-04-10 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0bbab9a0-367f-4ee1-96ea-7558ea7e05e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).