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KY HB688

KY HB688
AN ACT relating to health care.

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Introduced
02/18/2025
In Committee
03/11/2025
Crossed Over
02/27/2025
Passed
Dead
03/28/2025

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Amend KRS 314.041, relating to registered nurse licensure, and KRS 314.051, relating to licensed practical nurse licensure, to permit rather than require the board to issue credentials; amend KRS 314.042 to require physicians collaborating with an advanced practice registered nurse to have an active and unrestricted license in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.109 to reduce the time from 90 to 30 days for a person under the jurisdiction of the board to notify the board of a conviction of certain misdemeanors or felonies; amend KRS 209.032, relating to employees of vulnerable adult service providers, to permit a state licensing board to query the cabinet for a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual under that licensing board's jurisdiction; create a new section of KRS 158.830 to 158.838 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school or to a trained individual; permit trained individuals to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; amend KRS 158.832 to add medical conditions and medications to the definition of "medications"; amend KRS 158.834 to add medical conditions and medications that may be self-administered in schools with parental authorization and a prescription; amend KRS 158.836 to require students to permit bronchodilator rescue inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications in their possession or in the possession of school personnel; encourage schools to stock undesignated glucagon; and require policies and Good Samaritan protection for the good faith administration of glucagon, Solu-Cortef or other prescribed medications for authorized school employees.

AI Summary

This bill proposes several significant changes to healthcare regulations in Kentucky. The bill amends multiple sections of Kentucky law to modify nurse licensure requirements, reduce the timeframe for reporting criminal convictions, expand medication administration in schools, and provide legal protections for healthcare providers. Specifically, the bill changes nurse licensing boards' authority from requiring to permitting credential issuance, mandates that physicians collaborating with advanced practice registered nurses have an active and unrestricted Kentucky license, and reduces the criminal conviction reporting window from 90 to 30 days. A key provision allows schools to stock and administer undesignated glucagon (a medication used to treat severe low blood sugar) and provides immunity from civil liability for individuals who administer the medication in good faith during diabetic emergencies. The bill also expands the types of medical conditions and medications that can be self-administered in schools, requiring schools to permit students to possess prescribed medications like rescue inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, and other medications. Additionally, the bill permits state licensing boards to query a state cabinet for substantiated findings of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation against individuals under their jurisdiction, providing an extra layer of oversight for vulnerable populations.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

2nd reading, to Rules (on 03/12/2025)

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