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Bill AN ACT regarding guardianship and conservatorship of partially disabled or disabled adults. Amend KRS 210.290, relating to public guardianship, to specify when the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may be appointed as a resident's limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator; amend KRS 387.510 to provide that a guardian or limited guardian is to manage the personal affairs of a disabled person; amend KRS 387.540 to allow a physician assistant to be part of an interdisciplinary evaluation team; amend KRS 387.570 and 387.580 to retain the right to a jury trial in a guardianship competency hearing if demanded by or on behalf of any party; amend KRS 387.590 to clarify that the same individual, agency, or corporation may be both a guardian and a conservator; amend KRS 387.610 to allow an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant working within his or her scope of practice to verify a renewal petition for guardianship or conservatorship; amend KRS 387.660 to remove custody from a guardian's powers and duties; amend KRS 387.680 to clarify that a limited conservator or conservator may establish or place financial resources in a trust; amend KRS 387.670, 387.700, and 387.710 to conform. AN ACT regarding guardianship and conservatorship of partially disabled or disabled adults. Amend KRS 210.290, relating to public guardianship, to specify when the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may be appointed as a resident's limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator; amend KRS 387.510 to provide that a guardian or limited guardian is to manage the personal affairs of a disabled person; amend KRS 387.540 to allow a physician assistant to be part of an interdisciplinary evaluation team; amend KRS 387.570 and 387.580 to retain the right to a jury trial in a guardianship competency hearing if demanded by or on behalf of any party; amend KRS 387.590 to clarify that the same individual, agency, or corporation may be both a guardian and a conservator; amend KRS 387.610 to allow an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant working within his or her scope of practice to verify a renewal petition for guardianship or conservatorship; amend KRS 387.660 to remove custody from a guardian's powers and duties; amend KRS 387.680 to clarify that a limited conservator or conservator may establish or place financial resources in a trust; amend KRS 387.670, 387.700, and 387.710 to conform. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2018RS HB 5 Kentucky HB 5 (2018RS)
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J. Jenkins
M. Meredith
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Kentucky HB 5 (2018RS) — AN ACT regarding guardianship and conservatorship of partially disabled or disabled adults. Amend KRS 210.290, relating to public guardianship, to specify when the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may be appointed as a resident's limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator; amend KRS 387.510 to provide that a guardian or limited guardian is to manage the personal affairs of a disabled person; amend KRS 387.540 to allow a physician assistant to be part of an interdisciplinary evaluation team; amend KRS 387.570 and 387.580 to retain the right to a jury trial in a guardianship competency hearing if demanded by or on behalf of any party; amend KRS 387.590 to clarify that the same individual, agency, or corporation may be both a guardian and a conservator; amend KRS 387.610 to allow an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant working within his or her scope of practice to verify a renewal petition for guardianship or conservatorship; amend KRS 387.660 to remove custody from a guardian's powers and duties; amend KRS 387.680 to clarify that a limited conservator or conservator may establish or place financial resources in a trust; amend KRS 387.670, 387.700, and 387.710 to conform.

Version chain

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

  1. HB 5 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
  2. HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • D. Elliott — primary (person)
  • J. Jenkins — primary (person)
  • M. Meredith — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-01-05 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2018-01-09 To Judiciary (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-01-16 Posted in committee
  • 2018-01-31 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) reading-1
  • 2018-02-01 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-02-02 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 5, 2018
  • 2018-02-05 3rd reading, passed 79-3 with Committee Substitute reading-3, passage
  • 2018-02-06 Received in Senate
  • 2018-02-07 To Health & Welfare (S) referral-committee
  • 2018-02-21 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar reading-1
  • 2018-02-22 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-02-28 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2018
  • 2018-02-28 3rd reading, passed 38-0 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-01 Received in House
  • 2018-03-01 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2018-03-01 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2018-03-01 Delivered to Governor
  • 2018-03-13 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 13) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/71ab4200-de81-45bb-8f5a-f02bf2b29783. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).