Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 335.158 to establish requirements and standards for the provision of social work services via telehealth.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; require a social worker to make a reasonable attempt to verify the identity of a client; require the use of non-public facing HIPAA compliant technology products.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- R. Bridges

Summary Retain original provisions; require that a social worker who provides telehealth services maintain competency in the practice of telehealth social work; require that a social worker licensed in another state who delivers telehealth services to a client in Kentucky be licensed in Kentucky, hold a temporary permit to practice in Kentucky, or be part of a multistate compact that includes Kentucky; require that a social worker located in Kentucky who delivers telehealth services Kentucky be licensed in Kentucky, hold a temporary permit to practice in Kentucky, or be part of a multistate compact that includes Kentucky; amend KRS 335.080, 335.090, and 335.100 to delete provisions requiring a waiting period following a failed exam and to permit the board to approve licensure examinations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 335 to establish the boards authority to issue an emergency order for immediate, temporary suspension of a license, multistate license, or temporary permit.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- R. Bridges

Summary Retain original provisions; and define the term "social worker".

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 335.158
Acts Chapter 53: 335.158
House Committee Substitute 1: 335.158
Current: 335.158