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Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 85)

Introduced January 7, 2025

Senate
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

SB27

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AN ACT relating to health care.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Parkinson's Disease Research Registry within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; direct the secretary of the cabinet to establish the Kentucky Parkinson's Disease Research Registry Advisory Committee and make appointments; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to designate Parkinson's disease and the identified Parkinsonisms as diseases that are required to be reported to the cabinet, establish a system of…

Data ProcessingDiseasesHealth and Medical ServicesHospitals and Nursing HomesPhysicians and PractitionersState AgenciesAdvisory Boards, Commissions, and CommitteesAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsReports Mandated
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This bill creates a statewide registry to track how many Kentuckians have Parkinson's disease and related conditions, collecting data from health care providers starting January 1, 2026. The registry is meant to support research by making that data available to researchers while protecting patients' privacy, including giving patients the right to opt out of having their information shared. A new advisory committee will help oversee the registry, and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services…

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 7, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 9, 2025 · Senate
To Health Services (S)
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, February 28, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 34-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 34
Nay: 0
Absent: 4
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Mar 4, 2025 · House
Received In House
Mar 14, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 87-0 With Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 87
Nay: 0
Absent: 13
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Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Passed 36-0
Yea: 36
Nay: 0
Absent: 2
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Brandon Storm

Senator · Senate District 21

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Danny Carroll

Senator · Senate District 02

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Matthew Deneen

Senator · Senate District 10

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Shelley Frommeyer

Senator · Senate District 24

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Rick Girdler

Senator · Senate District 15

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Rick.Girdler@kylegislature.gov
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Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

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Robby.Mills@kylegislature.gov
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Craig Richardson

Senator · Senate District 03

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craig.richardson@kylegislature.gov
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Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

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lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov
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