AN ACT relating to health and family services.

HB 675 amends Kentucky law to update the process for admitting residents to long-term care facilities and hospital-based skilled nursing beds. It requires the Health and Family Services cabinet to implement a statewide prescreening system with a resource means test, ensuring residents have sufficient funds to cover 365 days of care before admission. The bill mandates preauthorization before admission, including assessments of health needs, alternatives to institutional care, and feasibility of those alternatives. Facilities admitting residents without this authorization face a Class B violation. The bill directly affects long-term care facilities, hospitals offering skilled nursing beds, and residents seeking such care. (Note: The official abstract incorrectly states this adds "gender-neutral language"; the bill text describes admissions procedures, not language changes.)