Bill > HB84

This bill prohibits the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services from creating any administrative regulations that implement or enforce directives from the World Health Organization (WHO), and establishes significant legal consequences for violations. Specifically, the bill creates a new section in Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 211 that explicitly bars the state health agency from adopting any regulations based on WHO directives. Additionally, the bill amends the existing penalties statute (KRS 211.990) to specify that any violation of this new prohibition would be classified as a Class D felony, which in Kentucky typically carries a potential prison sentence of 1-5 years. The bill appears to be aimed at preventing state health authorities from adopting international health guidelines or recommendations, potentially limiting the state's ability to implement WHO-suggested public health measures. By creating criminal penalties for such regulatory actions, the bill represents a significant legal constraint on state health policy-making authority with potential implications for public health responses and international health cooperation.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb84.html