Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "safety plan" to reference risks to a child's safety; amend KRS 620.032 related to child welfare data reporting; amend KRS 620.040 to include children who are alleged victims of domestic violence and abuse or sexual assault for automatic acceptance for investigation of reports of child dependency, neglect, or abuse; amend KRS 620.048 related to negotiated safety plans in child protective services investigations.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 620.040 to establish a timeline to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to physically locate a child who has been reported to be at risk of harm or an immediate safety concern; amend KRS 605.120 to require that the report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that tracks and analyzes data on relative and fictive kin caregiver placement be done annually and posted to the cabinet website for public access.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; create a new section in KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge and transfer of the child from an inpatient admission under specific circumstances; amend KRS 15A.305 to identify types of facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice; include a mental health facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice as an identified facility for the detention and treatment of children; direct reimbursement rates for local governments lodging juveniles to be set by administrative regulation; amend KRS 600.020 to remove and add defined terms; amend KRS 610.265 to remove the beginning date that has passed; amend KRS 610.340 to enable release of information and use of records in specific circumstances; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity health facility; direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to continue to implement the plan to return to a regional model of detention; direct the Finance and Administration Cabinet to report to the Legislative Research Commission by July 1, 2025 the status of the transfer of the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center property; amend various KRS sections to conform.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 600.020, 620.032, 620.040, 620.048
House Committee Substitute 1: 600.020, 620.032, 620.040, 620.048, 605.120
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 600.020, 620.032, 620.040, 620.048, 605.120, 15A.305, 610.265, 610.340, 645.280, 15A.0652, 15A.200, 15A.320, 508.025, 610.012, 610.200, 610.220, 620.095, 630.040, 630.080, 630.160, 635.055, 645.020, 645.210
Current: 600.020, 620.032, 620.040, 620.048, 605.120