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2018 Kentucky General Assembly State Legislative Update Cory W. Meadows

2018 Kentucky General Assembly Long Session: 60 Legislative Days Budget Year Public Pensions

2018 KMA Legislative Priorities Tort Reform Peer Review Protections (HB4) Constitutional Amendment (SB2) Medical Malpractice (SB20) Administrative Simplification Prior Authorization (SB143) Credentialing (HB69) Public Health Cigarette Tax (HB366)

Tort Reform Peer Review Protections (HB4) Constitutional Amendment (SB2) Medical Malpractice (SB20)

Administrative Simplification Prior Authorization (SB143) enhances access to prior authorization information establishes one-year approvals for chronic disease medications prevents retroactive denial enhances the review process and standardizes review times Credentialing (HB69) single credentialing verification organization

Public Health Cigarette Tax (HB366) Coalition for a Smoke Free Tomorrow Increase in the cigarette tax of at least $1 per pack 1,180 healthier newborns every year and prevent 23,200 Kentucky youth from becoming adult smokers 29,400 adult smokers to quit and prevent 14,800 premature deaths Save $1.07 billion over the long term in health care costs

Other Issues of Interest Surprise Billing (SB79/SB236) Modifier 25/ER Coverage (HB582) APRN Prescriptive Authority (HB445/SB260) Physician Assistant Prescriptive Authority (HB228)

Other Issues of Interest Medical Marijuana (HB166) Telehealth (SB112) Disposal Packets (SB6) Medication Assisted Therapy (HB246)

Contact Information Cory W. Meadows Director of Advocacy & Legal Affairs Office: (502) 426-6200 Cell: (502) 609-3715 meadows@kyma.org www.facebook.com/kymedassn www.twitter.com/kymedassoc