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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 25, 2025

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Introduced February 14, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB556

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program.

Create a new section of KRS 210.370 to 210.485 to create the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program; establish duties and responsibilities; amend KRS 210.400 to establish that the community board for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability shall implement, staff, and operate the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program.

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This bill would create a new program called the Kentucky Child Mental Health Services Access Program, designed to expand mental health services for children. It assigns local community mental health boards the responsibility to run, staff, and operate the program. Who it may affect: children and families seeking mental health services, and local community mental health boards.

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