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HB 296 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to psychotropic drugs.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Jan 16, 2026) to Health Services (H)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; require Medicaid-enrolled providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children to provide an FDA Medication Guide to parents or legal guardians; require medical care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children covered by Medicaid to obtain signed informed consent from a parent or guardian; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and maintain an adverse drug reaction online reporting system; require the cabinet to compile and submit an annual report of the adverse drug reaction online reporting system to the Legislative Research Commission; require the cabinet to submit an annual report summarizing the implementation efforts and compliance statistics of Medicaid-enrolled providers; establish penalties; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the system.

Sponsors (3)

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 9, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 9, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 16, 2026 to Health Services (H) · lower
Subjects
Administrative Regulations And ProceedingsChildren And MinorsDrugs And MedicinesHealth And Medical ServicesMedicaidParental RightsReports Mandated

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