STATEMENT RELEASE: ADAMS REACTS TO SENATE'S PASSAGE OF BILL TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE KENTUCKIANS

STATEMENT RELEASE:

ADAMS REACTS TO SENATE'S PASSAGE OF BILL

TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE KENTUCKIANS

Senate Bill 145 will ensure Kentucky’s most vulnerable are cared for by the right people

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2024) - Earlier this afternoon, Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, saw one of her 2024 priority pieces of legislation pass the Senate floor with resounding bipartisan support.

Senate Bill 145 will allow Kentucky health care facilities and Medicaid-enrolled health care providers to submit current and new prospective employees to registry checks that will identify individuals with a history involving either child abuse and neglect or adult abuse. The checks would utilize the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services’ existing child abuse and neglect and adult caregiver misconduct registries.

“This bill simply puts another safety net in place for Kentuckians in health care facilities,” said Adams. “Oftentimes, residents and patients of these facilities aren't in a position to advocate for themselves and are particularly vulnerable to abuse. We must ensure the people who are tasked with caring for them are qualified and are the right people for the job.”

The measure passed with support from both sides of the aisle 34-0, and now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.

Find archived footage of floor discussions on SB 145, as well as Adams' committee presentation of the bill at KET.org/legislature/archives, and learn more about Adams at KYSenateRepublicans.com. 

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Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, represents Kentucky’s 36th Senate District in eastern Jefferson County. She is the Senate majority caucus chair. Adams serves as the newly formed Senate Families and Children vice chair and is a member of the Senate Banking and Insurance, Health Services, and Licensing and Occupations committees. Additionally, Adams is a member of the Legislative Research Commission, the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee, and the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.

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