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type: "Bill"
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title: "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amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of \"long-term care facilities\"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for \"Type A\" and \"Type B\" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS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."
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description: "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amend KRS 216.510 and 216.535 to revise the definition of \"long-term care facilities\"; amend KRS 216.545 to remove outdated language; amend KRS 216.563 to remove outdated language and to remove the requirement that criteria for \"Type A\" and \"Type B\" long-term care facility violations be reviewed at least quarterly; amend KRS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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2018RS"
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identifier: "HB 444"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 444 (2018RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["R. Benvenuti III"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2018-02-22"
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last_action: "2018-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bbab9a0-367f-4ee1-96ea-7558ea7e05e0"
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source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB444.htm"
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source_hash: "89156913f84522bd25715a9f05837506c02a1fc179e72f323e133912d135b456"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB444/bill.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-22** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2018-02-26** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-27** Posted in committee
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- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
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- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 61-32 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
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- **2018-03-08** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-19** Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
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- **2018-03-19** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-19** Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
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- **2018-03-20** Taken from Health & Welfare (S)
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- **2018-03-20** 2nd reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-20** Returned to Health & Welfare (S)
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- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably, to Rules
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- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 34-3 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-27** Received in House
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- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
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- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bbab9a0-367f-4ee1-96ea-7558ea7e05e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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