The Kentucky General Assembly has created joint House-Senate committees to study specific topics, including the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the state's certificate-of-need process for health-care facilities.
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Sen. Steve Meredith |
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Rep. David Meade |
The
Kentucky Health and Human Services Delivery System Task Force was created by this year's Senate Bill 48, sponsored by Sen. Steve Meredith, R-Leitchfield, to study the health cabinet's structure and operations, and its administration of programs, policies, and procedures, and determine "if or how services may be delivered more effectively and efficiently," a legislative press release said. It will also examine Kentucky's "benefits cliff" and continue the work of an earlier task force on that subject. Meredith and House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade, R-Stanford, will co-chair the committee. Other members are:
- Senate Republican Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams, Louisville
- Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, R-Alexandria
- Sen. Denise Harper Angel, D-Lousville
- Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe
- Rep. Samara Heavrin, R-Leitchfield
- Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, R-Taylor Mill
- Rep. Amy Neighbors, R-Edmonton
- Rep. Sarah Stalker, D-Louisville
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Rep. Russell Webber |
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Sen. Donald Douglas |
The
Certificate of Need Task Force was created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 165, sponsored by Sen. Gex Williams, R-Verona, and HCR 85, sponsored by Rep. Marianne Proctor, R-Union. It will review Kentucky's CON program, including related laws and the state health plan; review the need to maintain or modify CON for each covered health service; and make recomendations. The co-chairs are Sen. Donald Douglas, R-Nicholasville, and Rep. Russell Webber, R-Shepherdsville. The other members are:
- Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville
- Senate President Pro Tem David P. Givens, R-Greensburg
- Sen. Steve Meredith, R-Leitchfield
- Sen. John Schickel, R-Union
- Rep. Lindsey Burke, D-Lexington
- Rep. Daniel Elliott, R-Danville
- Rep. Marianne Proctor, R-Union
- Rep. Susan Witten, R-Louisville
The task forces are to make recommendations by Dec. 4, in time for the next scheduled legislative session, which will begin Jan. 2, 2024. Task-force meetings will be live-streamed via the
Legislative Research Commission's
LRC YouTube channel and on
KET.org/legislature. Archived footage of meetings can be accessed via
KET.org/legislature/archives and on the YouTube channel. The
LRC Legislative Calendar has meeting schedules and other information.
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