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KY HB538

KY HB538
AN ACT relating to pregnancy resource centers.


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Introduced
02/14/2024
In Committee
02/14/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/15/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "pregnancy resource center"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; and amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) to define "pregnancy resource centers," require them to be licensed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and establish licensure standards. The bill also amends the existing KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for operating or advertising a pregnancy resource center without a license, which would be a Class A misdemeanor. The bill aims to regulate pregnancy resource centers, which provide services such as pregnancy testing, counseling, and ultrasounds, but are not hospitals or private residences.

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (H) (on 02/14/2024)

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