AN ACT relating to family caregivers. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to establish a process to designate a lay caregiver to be contacted upon discharge from a hospital; provide instructions to designated lay caregiver; provide that the designation of a lay caregiver not interfere with the provisions of a living will; provide that compliance or noncompliance does not constitute a private right of action or standard of care.
Bill status
signed
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Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Signed Mar 20, 2017
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Committee
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Mar 20, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 47)
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
legislature
Feb 27, 2017
Committee
To Health and Family Services (H)
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
To Health & Welfare (S)
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
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Introduced in Senate
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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