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Senate committee approves bill to create Kentucky Parkinson’s research registry, delays start to 2027
Summary
A Senate committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 27 with a committee substitute that defines movement disorder centers, requires automated reporting, adds medical-school representatives to an advisory panel and pushes the bill’s implementation to 2027.
Senate Bill 27, a measure to establish a Kentucky Parkinson’s disease research registry and create standards for movement disorder centers, was amended by a committee substitute and passed with a favorable recommendation in a unanimous vote by a Senate committee.
The committee approved the measure during its meeting after sponsor Senator Brandon Storm introduced the substitute and described changes made since the bill’s initial hearing. "We actually have a representative here from UK in the event there's any difficult questions," Storm said, and summarized the substitute as defining what a movement disorder center is, requiring automated reporting and moving the implementation date to 2027.
The committee substitute adds two named advisory positions: one representative from the University of Kentucky School of Medicine with expertise in…
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