KY HB 691
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to the medical treatment of high acuity youth.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 691 pass?
No. KY HB 691 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): returned to Families & Children (H)
What is KY HB 691 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense or subject to a court order to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan, and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge of the child from inpatient admission under specific circumstances.
Who sponsors KY HB 691?
S. Dietz is the primary sponsor of KY HB 691.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense or subject to a court order to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan, and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge of the child from inpatient admission under specific circumstances.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-23
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — returned to Families & Children (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Dietzprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
returned to Families & Children (H)
2026-03-13
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-13
taken from Families & Children (H)
2026-03-02
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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