Transcript Highlights:

• And with that, could you call up Dr. Meemann? Dr. Mehmon.
• Osborne, do you know, did you talk to the United folks before or after you learned of...
• Did you talk to the United folks before or after you learned of this information?
• Thank you. All right. Other questions? Seeing none. Thank you. Let's call up our next speaker.
• Thank you. Thank you. All right. Madam Chair, can I before you? Please, yes.

Bills: HB2176 , HB2333 , HB2435 , HB2447 , HB2617 , HB2683 , HB2686 , HB2725 , HB2726 , HB2906 , HB2953 , HB2958

Committee: House Health & Human Services

Keywords: health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNg2fNu_Rg0, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:27 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 01:02 DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, LESLIE HOFFMAN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, PAM SMITH, DIRECTOR FOR MEDICAID SERVICES. WAIVER ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, AND RATE & STUDY FINDINGS. 2:06 DISCUSSION WITH CEO, KY ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PROVIDERS, AMY STAYED ON THE IMPLANTATION OF THE INCREASE FOR WAIVER PROVIDERS THAT IS LISTED IN HOUSE BILL 1 24:18 DISCUSSION WITH LESA DENNIS, ACTING COMMISSIONER WITH DEPT. OF COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES &SHANNON HALL, CHIEF OF STAFF ABOUT SOCIAL WORK RECRUITMENT & RETENTION IN THE FIELD AND OFFICES. 32:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effRYHMD2KA, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:21 SB 378 Discussion 01:54 SB 378 Vote 05:23 HB 256 Discussion 06:49 HB 256 Vote 07:41 SB 245 Discussion 11:10 SB 245 Vote15:18 HB 590 Discussion 17:12 HB 590 Vote 18:57 HB 310 Discussion 20:56 HB 310 Vote 22:35 HB 458 Discussion 23:48 HB 458 Vote 24:14 HB 501 Discussion 25:09 HB 501 Vote 29:10 HB 222 Discussion 32:04 HB 222 Vote 49:19 HB 269 Discussion 52:17 HB 269 Vote 54:21, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you please call the roll?
• Seeing none, please call the next regulation. >> Thank you.
• Seeing none, please call the next regulation. Thank you so much. >> Thank you.
• Before I questions to you specifically.
• Thank you. Please call the next regulation.

Keywords: 0:06 - Roll Call 0:30 - Approval of Minutes 0:45 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 2:08 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER 2:55 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY 5:30 - BOARD OF OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERS 7:30 - BOARD OF NURSING 8:32 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 9:30 - EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES 15:35 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 18:44 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES 23:39 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 1:01:46 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, OFFICE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS 1:03:46 - Next meeting/adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:26.639><c> You</c> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Westerm. You Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
• So the reference you made to being before COVID, during COVID, obviously, we saw that online instruction
• So, the reference you made to being before COVID, during COVID, obviously, we saw that online instruction
• Big Burke is absolutely correct: we have limits because if you’ve ever been in shop class before, you
• before um you know been in in shop class before um you know there<01:15:29.199><c> there</c><01:15:29.520

Bills: HF630 , HF1435 , HF1607

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8DT1ckEVrg, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:17 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:41 Approval of Minutes: 00:01:13 Use of AI in the Healthcare System: 00:01:38 Cody Bumgardner, Director, Center for Applied AI Use of AI by Elevance Health DBA Anthem, Inc.: 00:37:30 Hope McLaughlin, Senior Director of Government Relations, Elevance Health Anthony Rodriguez, Director, AI Strategy & Planning, Elevance Health Use of AI by the Cabinet for Health & Family Services: 01:10:06 Jennifer Harp, Executive Director, Office of Application Technology Services, Cabinet for Health & Family Services Ruth Day, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth Office of Technology: 01:01:41 Adjournment: 01:28:23, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFj0PL6wEM, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00:00 ROLL CALL 00:00:19 SB 203 DISCUSSION 00:01:41 SB 203 VOTE 00:17:50 HB 204 DISCUSSION 00:19:58 HB 204 VOTE 00:30:37 SB 40 DISCUSSION 00:32:17 SB 40 VOTE 00:34:28 SB 199 DISCUSSION 00:36:01 SB 199 VOTE 00:41:34 HB 535 DISCUSSION 44:58 HB 535 VOTE 00:50:03 SB 123 DISCUSSION 00:51:30 SB 123 VOTE 00:52:32 SB 9 DISCUSSION 00:53:51 SB 9 VOTE 00:57:32 SB 64 DISCUSSION ONLY 00:59:04 SB 268 DISCUSSION ONLY 01:13:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• . ...and that, Lord, we would just glorify you as we help each other in the duties before us.
• I won’t... you won’t need to call... verifying... I won't need to call me on my comments.
• Next, I will call HB276. Next, I will call HB276. Representative Robins, thank you.
• There are apps that you can create so you... ...are apps that you can create so you could upload your
• Thank you. ...too, thank you.

Bills: HB235 , HB276 , HB285

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfGbyu195O8, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:12 – Meeting start/roll call 0:36 – Approval of minutes 0:48 – Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, Division of Student Financial Aid 2:22 – Education and Labor Cabinet, Education Professional Standards Board 5:21 – State Board of Elections 8:26 – Office of the Attorney General 10:25 – Personnel Board 12:17 – Finance and Administration Cabinet 14:18 – Board of Pharmacy 15:42 – Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy 16:38 – Education and Labor Cabinet – Department for Workers’ Claims 17:35 – Public Protection Cabinet – Department for Housing, Buildings & Construction 22:04 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services – Office of the Secretary: Medicinal Cannabis Program 32:18 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services – Department for Community Based Services, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLtalKfzrDo, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call 00:00:29 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:03:41 Update on the Landscape of Substance Use Disorders 00:04:19 Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy Update 00:05:20 Substance Use Disorder Treatment Access 00:22:09 Mapping of Legislation, Policies, Coverage and Resources 00:58:45 Opioid Abatement: Current Programs and Initiatives 01:12:03 Comprehensive Supervised Substance Use Disorder Treatment 01:23:55 Update on the Health Care Workforce Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship 01:45:11 Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program of the Commonwealth 02:00:08 Area Health Education Centers Residency Slots 02:06:10 Health Resources and Service Administration 02:23:14, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEJuQRtsbI, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, There was a technical issue that interrupted the previous live stream. This is the committee meeting in it's entirety. Roll Call – 00:00:34 SB 191 – 00:01:38 Vote on SB 191 – 00:15:48 SB 11 – 00:17:16 Vote on SB 11 – 00:23:29 HB 225 – 00:24:49 Vote on HB 225 – 00:39:30 HB 605 – 00:41:08 Vote on HB 605 – 00:46:40 HB 695 – 00:50:19 Vote on HB 695 – 01:09:41 HB 798 Discussion Only – 01:12:42 HB 799 – 01:21:51 Vote on HB 799 – 01:23:27 HB 828 – 01:24:34 Vote on HB 828 – 01:33:23, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you. Thank you. Uh, the chair calls Sarah Mills. Thank you. I got you. Yeah, sounds good.
• We will proceed with testimony and bring you back up to close. The chair calls.
• Thank you. You may proceed. Thank you.
• Thank you all. Thank you.
• I appreciate the opportunity to present House Bill 1825 before you tonight.

Bills: HB 660 , HB 4845 , HB 3902 , HB 5396 , HB 4615 , HB 1825 , HB 1403 , HB 4336 , HB 4585 , HB 4371 , HB 863 , SB 1589 , HB 5223 , HB 3195 , HB 2734

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will call the roll. Thank you. Manuel? Here. Rose? Swanson? Noble? Here. Morales?
• Thank you, members. The chair calls Sarah. Thank you. Yeah, sounds good. Thank you so much.
• We will proceed with testimony and bring you back up to close. The chair calls.
• Thank you. We will work to get this the furthest that it's ever gotten before.
• I appreciate the opportunity to present House Bill 1825 before you tonight.

Bills: HB660 , HB4845 , HB3902 , HB5396 , HB4615 , HB1825 , HB1403 , HB4336 , HB4585 , HB4371 , HB863 , SB1589 , HB5223 , HB3195 , HB2734

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you. We'll call you back up. We'll proceed to testimony. Thank you. The chair calls.
• Thank you. We're going to call the resource witness, Jordan Nichols. Thank you.
• When someone calls the call center, are you able to correct those deficiencies while they're on the phone
• Thank you all. The Chair calls Daryl Zurover. Beck, Daryl's coming, Chair Frank.
• The Chair calls Jamie Dudingsing, John Henderson, and Frank Bierman. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: HB660 , HB4845 , HB3902 , HB5396 , HB4615 , HB1825 , HB1403 , HB4336 , HB4585 , HB4371 , HB863 , SB1589 , HB5223 , HB3195 , HB2734

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHVlq5VJ_jQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start – 00:00:00 Roll Call – 00:00:25 Approval of Minutes – 00:01:56 Overview of Violence in KY, Phillip Burnett Jr., KSP Commissioner - 00:02:17 Legislator Questions & Comments – 00:19:23 Violence Prevention Initiatives Discussion A. Christy Burch – 00:38:36 Legislator Questions & Comments – 00:49:46 B. Rick Wurth, Julie Raia – 00:57:14 Legislator Questions & Comments – 01:10:25 C. Christopher 2X, Dr. Keith Miller, Dr. Christopher Jones – 01:18:16 Legislator Questions & Comments – 01:34:50 D. CHI Saint Joseph Health – 01:40:15 Legislator Questions & Comments – 01:51:44 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:52:51 Ky Board of Nursing Discussion of 201 KAR 020:215 – 01:53:10 Legislator Questions & Comments – 01:56:12, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycpqF6KjtjU, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00:00 ROLL CALL 00:00:09 DISCUSSION WITH JOHN HICKS, STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS TO CONTINUE BEING AVAILABLE FOR THE EK SAFE FUNDS THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 00:00:36 HB 319 DISCUSSION 00:09:21 HB 319 VOTE 00:14:42 HB 9 DISCUSSION 00:18:00 HB 9 VOTE 00:30:29 HB 200 DISCUSSION 33:36 HB 200 VOTE 38:51 HB 189 DISCUSSION 00:40:53 HB 189 VOTE 00:42:25 HB 448 DISCUSSION 00:44:43 HB 448 VOTE 00:45:56 HB 444 DISCUSSION 00:48:07 HB 444 VOTE 00:50:05 HB 360 DISCUSSION 00:52:57 HB 360 VOTE 01:06:32, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0oUn4TYmM, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:48 DISCUSSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS; LAURIE GIVENS, AOC DIRECTOR, JIM DALEY, CAMPBELL COUNTY JAILER, 01:41 ELIZABETH LUCAS, IMPLANTATION TECHNICAL SERVICES & COURT SERVICES DIRECTOR. THE AOC ADDRESSED FUNDING AND UPDATES TO COURT SYSTEM PROCEDURES SUCH AS VIDEO ARRAIGNMENT & CONFERENCE CALLS. THERE WILL BE 432 COURTROOMS THAT WILL BE EQUIPPED TO CONDUCT THESE TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR INMATES. THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY HAS SAVED COUNTIES MONEY ON THE TRANSPORTATION COST OF INMATES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PILOT PROGRAMS BEING CONDUCTED AT THIS TIME INCLUDING; DIVORCE FORMS PILOT & SMALL CLAIMS COURT PILOT. HB 238 & HB 244 HAS ENABLED VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO BE ENACTED IN SEVERAL COUNTIES IN KY, AND FUNDS FOR STAFF TRAINING ON THE PROGRAMS., 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9pLP85_NPA, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00:00 ROLL CALL 00:00:08 HB 243 DISCUSSION 00:00:41 HB 243 VOTE 00:01:55 HB 244 DISCUSSION 00:02:27 HB 244 VOTE 00:06:16 HB 259 DISCUSSION 00:06:46 HB 259 VOTE 00:09:07 HB 459 DISCUSSION 00:10:12 HB 459 VOTE 00:11:35 HB 250 DISCUSSION 00:12:56 HB 250 VOTE 00:25:17 HB 291 DISCUSSION 00:29:10 HB 291 VOTE 00:29:52 HB 745 DISCUSSION 00:31:06 HB 745 VOTE 00:36:17 HB 8 DISCUSSION 00:37:20 HB 8 VOTE 00:44:46 HB 320 DISCUSSION 00:45:49 HB 320 VOTE 00:56:20, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:08.640><c> Call</c><00:03:08.879><c> the</c><00:03:09.040><c> roll,</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you
• Call the roll, &gt;&gt; Thank you, sir. Okay. Call the roll, please.
• call it what it you know just basically call it what it is<00:05:52.560><c> carelessness</c><00:05:53.520
• There is a buffer in there, if you want to call it, of 10 miles per hour.
• So, um call the roll. >> You got an amendment. Is it a friendly amendment?

Bills: SB341 , SB340 , SB341 , SB354 , SB340

Committee: Senate Transportation and Energy

Keywords: SB341, Alabama, veteran license plate, veteran tag, distinctive license tag, specialty plate, radiation exposure, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Korean War veterans, Cold War veterans, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Department of Veterans Affairs, probate judge

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwvnwSH3_s, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00:00 ROLL CALL 00:00:43 HB 115 DISCUSSION 00:01:39 HB 115 VOTE 00:03:31 HB 144 DISCUSSION 00:08:49 HB 144 VOTE 00:09:46 HB 78 DISCUSSION 00:10:55 HB 78 VOTE 00:11:34 HB 183 DISCUSSION 00:13:09 HB 183 VOTE 00:25:23 HB 207 DISCUSSION 00:26:26 HB 207 VOTE 00:29:05 HB 338 DISCUSSION 00:30:48 HB 338 VOTE 00:35:46 HB 369 DISCUSSION 00:38:15 HB 369 VOTE 00:40:21 HB 568 DISCUSSION 00:41:14 HB 568 VOTE 00:47:34 HB 249 DISCUSSION 00:48:45 HB 249 VOTE 01:02:01 HB 262 DISCUSSION 01:03:56 HB 262 VOTE 01:12:50, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47