Day: March 6, 2023
-
Bill to exclude fentanyl test strips from legal definition of drug paraphernalia awaits initial passage by the Kentucky House
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fentanyl test strips would no longer be considered drug paraphernalia in Kentucky under a bipartisan bill that the House Judiciary Committee approved Wednesday, on a...
-
Bill would create phone app for confidential mental-health texting for Ky. youth; 9.5% of Ky. high-schoolers have attempted suicide
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to create a free mobile-phone application for confidential crisis intervention for Kentucky youth, parents and their teachers is poised to pass the...
-
Bill to leave children’s Covid-19 vaccination decisions entirely with parents and guardians is approved by a House committee
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky lawmakers have sent the House a bill to ensure that the state’s children are not required to get a Covid-19 vaccine and that...
-
House health chair says anti-trans bill will worsen state’s health-workforce shortage, chill doctors’ dealings with young patients
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ban gender-affirming treatment for Kentucky minors would worsen the state’s health-care workforce shortage and chill family health providers who often are...