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- Mcconnell Seeks 'timely And Fair Review' Of Plan For Medicare Coverage Of Ct Scans For Those At High Risk For Lung Cancer
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to "give a timely and fair review to determine whether low-dose computerized tomography (CT) scans should be covered by Medicare for patients...
- State Task Force Will Look At Substance Abuse, Mental Health Care For Military Members, Veterans And Families
To help the increasing number of veterans and military service personnel who are needing treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues in Kentucky, a task force has been assembled to come up with strategies that show the most promise in providing...
- Regulations Allowing Optometrists To Use Lasers Pass; Opponents May Sue For Violation Of Open Meetings Act
Though ophthalmologists and the Kentucky Medical Association strongly objected, a legislative committee passed regulations Tuesday that will allow optometrists to perform some eye surgeries using lasers. In answer, opponents says "they might file legal...
- Death Of Personal-care Home Resident Has Lawmakers From His Hometown Talking About Stricter Staffing Rules
The death of a missing personal-care home resident has a bipartisan pair of Kentucky lawmakers from his home town of talking about setting staffng standards for Kentucky's personal-care homes or even nursing homes, which have successfully lobbied...
- Ky., Ohio, Tenn. And W.va. Join Forces To Fight Prescription-drug Abuse Amid Questions About Use Of Ky. System
Kentucky has formed a partnership with Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia to help fight prescription drug abuse, "even as questions linger over how well the state has used its own electronic monitoring resources," reports Mike Wynn of The Courier-Journal....
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Task force to consider middle-school sports regulation
A task force made up of legislators, educators and athletic officials will examine what guidelines should be in place for sports at the middle school level, which are not regulated in Kentucky.
The task force was created by the 2012 General Assembly to "discuss 'best practice' guidelines for middle school sports and to take into consideration non-profit organizations that oversee some individual teams," reports Valarie Honeycutt Spears for the Lexington Herald-Leader.
"It remains to be seen" what the task force could recommend, Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasville, told Spears. But Damron, who sponsored the resolution creating the task force, said "in the long run that's probably a good direction to have one entity standing for middle school athletics."
The Legislative Research Commission will name task force members by Aug. 1. Recommendations to legislative committees are expected by Dec. 7. (Read more)
The task force was created by the 2012 General Assembly to "discuss 'best practice' guidelines for middle school sports and to take into consideration non-profit organizations that oversee some individual teams," reports Valarie Honeycutt Spears for the Lexington Herald-Leader.
"It remains to be seen" what the task force could recommend, Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasville, told Spears. But Damron, who sponsored the resolution creating the task force, said "in the long run that's probably a good direction to have one entity standing for middle school athletics."
The Legislative Research Commission will name task force members by Aug. 1. Recommendations to legislative committees are expected by Dec. 7. (Read more)
- Mcconnell Seeks 'timely And Fair Review' Of Plan For Medicare Coverage Of Ct Scans For Those At High Risk For Lung Cancer
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to "give a timely and fair review to determine whether low-dose computerized tomography (CT) scans should be covered by Medicare for patients...
- State Task Force Will Look At Substance Abuse, Mental Health Care For Military Members, Veterans And Families
To help the increasing number of veterans and military service personnel who are needing treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues in Kentucky, a task force has been assembled to come up with strategies that show the most promise in providing...
- Regulations Allowing Optometrists To Use Lasers Pass; Opponents May Sue For Violation Of Open Meetings Act
Though ophthalmologists and the Kentucky Medical Association strongly objected, a legislative committee passed regulations Tuesday that will allow optometrists to perform some eye surgeries using lasers. In answer, opponents says "they might file legal...
- Death Of Personal-care Home Resident Has Lawmakers From His Hometown Talking About Stricter Staffing Rules
The death of a missing personal-care home resident has a bipartisan pair of Kentucky lawmakers from his home town of talking about setting staffng standards for Kentucky's personal-care homes or even nursing homes, which have successfully lobbied...
- Ky., Ohio, Tenn. And W.va. Join Forces To Fight Prescription-drug Abuse Amid Questions About Use Of Ky. System
Kentucky has formed a partnership with Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia to help fight prescription drug abuse, "even as questions linger over how well the state has used its own electronic monitoring resources," reports Mike Wynn of The Courier-Journal....