AN ACT relating to hospital police departments.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to allow certain hospitals licensed under that chapter to establish hospital police departments; provide each hospital police officer with full general police powers, including the power to arrest, in performing his or her duties; specify the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of his or her employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; prohibit persons from falsely representing themselves to be an officer; establish a citizen complaint and investigation process for complaints against an officer alleging misconduct.

Hospitals And Health Facilities Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Public Safety

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This bill would allow certain licensed hospitals in Kentucky to create their own police departments with officers who have full law enforcement powers, including the ability to make arrests. It sets out qualifications officers must meet, how ranks are filled, and creates a process for citizens to file misconduct complaints against hospital officers. It also makes it illegal to falsely claim to be a hospital police officer. Who it may affect: patients, visitors, and staff at licensed hospitals, as well as hospital administrators and law enforcement agencies.

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