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HB114 - AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.
Derrick W. Graham, Cherlynn Stevenson, Chad Aull
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
The Governor's recommended State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
STATUS
Introduced
HB195 - AN ACT relating to family care leave.
Cherlynn Stevenson, George A. Brown, Josie Raymond
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend KRS 337.010 to define "family care leave," "family member," "health care provider," "same employer," and "serious health condition"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from refusing to grant a qualified employee family care leave; entitle an employee to family care leave for the birth of a child or to take care of a family member and establish parameters.
STATUS
Introduced
HB10 - AN ACT relating to maternal and child health.
Kimberly Poore Moser, Nancy J. Tate, Danny R. Bentley
Last updated 7 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky maternal psychiatry access program, also known as the Kentucky Lifeline for Moms; establish duties and responsibilities of the program; direct that the program shall be operated by the Department for Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health; amend KRS 211.122 to establish that the collaborative panel related to maternal and infant health shall be renamed the Kentucky maternal and infant health collaborative; establish formal membership of the collaborative; require that the collaborative annually review the operations of the new Kentucky maternal psychiatry access program; amend KRS 211.690, related to the Health Access Nurturing Development Services program to require the HANDS program provide information related to lactation consultation, breastfeeding, and safe sleep for babies; establish that the program participants shall participate in the home visitation program through in-person face-to-face methods or through tele-service delivery methods; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for the coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require health benefit plans that provide coverage for dependents to provide coverage for maternity care; amend KRS 304.17A-220 and 194A.099 to conform with the special enrollment requirement; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans to comply with the special enrollment and maternity coverage requirements; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid coverage of maternity services; amend KRS 205.592 to allow Medicaid income limit for certain women and children to be increased under certain circumstances; amend KRS 205.6485 to require Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program to provide maternity coverage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for lactation consultation and breastfeeding equipment; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver if potential cost defrayment or loss of federal funds is identified; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study doula certification programs nationally; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB216 - AN ACT relating to a supplemental payment for recipients of a monthly retirement allowance from the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Derrick W. Graham, Cherlynn Stevenson, Chad Aull
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Appropriate $95 million from the budget reserve trust fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to fund one-time supplemental payments on July 1, 2024, to recipients of a retirement allowance from the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS); specify that the one-time supplemental payment shall be equal to the monthly payment received by the recipient in the month of June 2024; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
HB321 - AN ACT relating to health benefit coverage of chronic pain treatments.
Cherlynn Stevenson, George A. Brown, Beverly Chester-Burton
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB311 - AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines.
Cherlynn Stevenson
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "passenger compartment"; provide civil immunity for damaging a car or truck if a person enters it with a reasonable, good faith belief that a dog or cat is in imminent danger of death if not removed.
STATUS
Introduced
HR64 - A RESOLUTION honoring the members of the Kentucky National Guard for their outstanding service assisting to secure the southwest border of the United States.
Cherlynn Stevenson, Adrielle Camuel
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Honor members of the Kentucky National Guard for their service on the southwest border of the United States.
STATUS
Passed
HB322 - AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection.
Cherlynn Stevenson
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the testing of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in postpartum women; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement for pregnant and postpartum women; make technical amendments; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR48 - A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects.
Derrick W. Graham, Chad Aull, George A. Brown
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Provide that the General Assembly shall adopt the last four years of the Governor's recommended six-year road plan as a joint resolution.
STATUS
Introduced
HB355 - AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.
Alan Gentry, Tina Bojanowski, Adrielle Camuel
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Repeal KRS 338.062, relating to occupational safety and health standards.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Kentucky district HD-088
COMMITTEES
Kentucky House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Cherlynn Stevenson was born in Detroit, MI. She received her B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1987. After graduation, Ms. Stevenson worked in the financial industry before starting her own consulting business in 2000. In 2010, Ms. Stevenson ran for Mayor of Detroit. Although unsuccessful in her bid, she continued being active in local politics. She serves on the boards of several Detroit nonprofits focused on education and job training. In 2018, Ms. Stevenson decided to run for U.S. Congress. Her platform focuses on rebuilding Detroit's economy, improving schools, and reducing crime. She believes her business background makes her well-qualified to serve in Congress.read less
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Kentucky House from Kentucky
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