AN ACT relating to sickle cell disease.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require each hospital licensed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish policies and procedures to improve care for sickle cell disease patients, develop programs to prevent and address addiction risks for sickle cell disease patients, and provide patients with education and resources by January 1, 2026.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: January 9, 2025

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This bill would require every licensed Kentucky hospital to create specific policies for treating sickle cell disease patients, including programs to address addiction risks and resources to educate those patients about their condition. Hospitals would need to have these policies in place by January 1, 2026. It aims to improve the consistency and quality of care that sickle cell disease patients receive across the state. Who it may affect: Kentuckians living with sickle cell disease and the hospitals that treat them.

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