A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of having a physician present in every emergency department and the critical need for improving rural health care.

This bill is a concurrent resolution that formally recognizes the importance of having a physician present in every emergency department and highlights the critical need for improving rural health care in Kentucky. It does not create new laws or change existing regulations, but rather serves as an official statement of legislative intent to support physician staffing in emergency rooms and to prioritize efforts for recruiting and educating physicians for rural areas. The resolution emphasizes the unique clinical training physicians receive compared to advanced practice providers and calls for expanded health education programs and increased medical education slots to address rural health shortages.