Kentucky House Bill 199
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to freestanding birthing centers.
Active
Passed House on Mar 26, 2024
Sponsors
13 Sponsors
Jason Nemes
Kevin D. Bratcher
Steve Bratcher
Beverly Chester-Burton
Daniel Fister
Daniel Grossberg
John Hodgson
Candy Massaroni
Ruth Ann Palumbo
Marianne Proctor
Steve Rawlings
Sarah Stalker
Lisa Willner
First Action
Jan 9, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 15, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
199
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
checkPassed on March 26, 2024
Motion Text
Pass
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Gilbert
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Griffee
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Meredith
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Nemes
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Smith
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Thomas
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Williams
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "freestanding birthing center"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate updated administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers, including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers' Standards for Birth Centers, and consistent plans for transfer and safe transport to a hospital as needed, and to delineate medical malpractice insurance requirements for centers; exempt a center with no more than four beds from certificate-of-need requirements for establishing and licensing a freestanding birthing center; state intent not to limit or expand liability of a center or health care provider or facility; add requirement for medical malpractice insurance for freestanding birthing centers; prohibit abortions in freestanding birthing centers; amend KRS 216B.015 to include freestanding birthing centers in the definition of "health facility"; amend KRS 216B.020, 196.173, 211.122, 211.647, 211.660, 213.046, 214.155, 214.565, 214.567, 214.569, 216.2920, and 216.2970 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act.
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 2
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 2
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04/15/2024
House
recommitted to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/28/2024
House
floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed
03/27/2024
Senate
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
03/27/2024
House
2nd reading
03/27/2024
Senate
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
03/26/2024
Senate
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
03/26/2024
House
1st reading
03/26/2024
Senate
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
03/26/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/26/2024
Senate
received in Senate
03/26/2024
House
3rd reading, passed 69-25 with Floor Amendment (2)
03/25/2024
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
03/25/2024
House
floor amendment (2) filed
03/22/2024
House
floor amendment (1) filed
03/07/2024
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/06/2024
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/18/2024
House
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
01/09/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/09/2024
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 12:34:52 AM
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2024 7:08:54 PM