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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY STATE FISCAL NOTE STATEMENT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION 2000 REGULAR SESSION 1998-99 INTERIM

MEASURE

(X) 2000 BR No. 2253 (X) House Bill No. 771/GA

() Resolution No. () Amendment No.

SUBJECT/TITLE An Act relating to Public Health Departments

SPONSOR Representative Jimmy Lee

NOTE SUMMARY Fiscal Analysis: Impact X No Impact Indeterminable Impact Level(s) of Impact: State Local Federal

Budget Unit(s) Impact

Fund(s) Impact: General Road Federal Restricted Agency (Type) (Other) FISCAL SUMMARY ______Future Annual Fiscal Estimates 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 Rate of Change Revenues (+/-) Expenditures (+/-) Net Effect ______MEASURE'S PURPOSE: Establishes the Kentucky Core Public Health Act which sets out the roles and services of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and local health departments to include: a) enforcement of public health regulations; b) surveillance of public health; c) communicable disease control; d) public health education; e) implementation of public health policy; f) efforts directed at population risk reduction; g) disaster preparedness; and, h) preventive health services to the extent that funding is available. In addition, states that the Department for Public Health shall collect public health information, identify health risks and establish policies for reducing health risks through communicable disease control, public health education and public health emergency response activities.

PROVISION/MECHANICS: Amends KRS 211.005 to specify that the role of the Department of Public Health includes data collection, identification of health risks, and establishment of policies to reduce health risks; Specifies mandated services of the state Department for Public Health and local health departments; Permits personal preventive services to the extent that funds are available; Requires the state Department for Public Health promulgate administrative regulations; cites the Act as the Kentucky Core Public Health Act.

FISCAL EXPLANATION: HB 771/GA will not have an additional state fiscal impact because the duties outlined are currently being conducted by the Department for Public Health and local health departments.

DATA SOURCE(S) Cabinet for Health Services

NOTE NO. 186 PREPARER Cindy Schweickart REVIEW DATE 3/14/00 LRC 2000-2252GA