AN ACT relating to public health.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to provide that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall not promulgate any administrative regulation that implements or enforces any directives from the World Health Organization; amend KRS 211.990 to establish that any violation shall be a Class D felony.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would prohibit Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services from creating or enforcing any rules based on directives from the World Health Organization. It would make any violation of this prohibition a Class D felony, which is a serious criminal charge. Who it may affect: state health officials and agencies responsible for public health policy in Kentucky.

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