Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Day Twenty Five of KY's 2014 Session In Review

SB82, a bill that will create the Kentucky Board of Heath & Family Services will be heard today in Senate State & Local Government at Noon. This newly created board would have the authority to hire the Secretary of the Cabinet of Health & Family Services.
SB119 will be heard in Senate Health & Welfare today at Noon. SB119 creates Medical Review Panels, an independent review that will provide another layer of accountability for providers by producing expert findings that are admissible in court.  Legitimate claims against providers would be validated while meritless claims would be quickly exposed before clogging the courts.
The independent panel will include three health care experts. The three health care experts could include nurses, physicians, hospital personnel, long term care home personnel or others whom Kentuckians depend upon for their care. They will review the evidence of a potential case before it goes to court.
To ensure fairness, each side represented in the case would select a panelist with the third panelist being agreed to by the other two experts.  This ensures a fair and unbiased decision from the panel. The expert panel will decide whether the standard of care was violated, but they would not make a finding of fact or conclusion of law.  The results of the panel would be admissible in court, but does not deny any Kentuckian access to the legal system.

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     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Wednesday, February 12, 2014
    8:30am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND SMALL BUSINESS
    Agenda: Consideration of HR 80
    9:00am, Annex Room 169
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LICENSING AND OCCUPATIONS
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 38, HB 263, HB 283 and SB 29
    10:00am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
    Agenda: Public Hearing
    10:00am, Annex Room 149
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND INSURANCE
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 218, HB 286 and HB 316
    10:00am, Annex Room 131
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 119
    Noon, Annex Room 169
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT
    Noon, Annex Room 149
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION
    Noon, Annex Room 171
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 51, HB 64, HB 86, HB 343, HB 351 and HB 358
    Noon, Annex Room 131
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    Agenda: The following bills are posted and may be called for consideration: HB 152, HB 331 and HR 51
    Noon, Annex Room 154
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 82

    2:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    2:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    Upon Adjournment, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
    Agenda: Public Hearing

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