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SB 137 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.

Summary
Amend KRS 311.571 to allow and specify requirements for a physician licensed to practice medicine in another country to obtain a provisional license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth; specify requirements for a provisional license to convert to a regular license; add conditions for the Board of Medical Licensure to revoke a provisional license; make technical changes.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows foreign-trained physicians to obtain provisional licenses, potentially expanding healthcare access by increasing provider availability in underserved areas.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill updates the Kentucky statute governing provisional medical licenses to clarify eligibility requirements for international graduates and standardize the criteria for various license types. It removes outdated references to specific universities in the consultation process and corrects formatting inconsistencies in the text.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on medical licensure, but the applicability for international applicants is clarified by adding a requirement for certification by a foreign medical commission or a U.S. specialty board.
ELIGIBILITY

Updated the list of universities consulted for administrative regulations regarding postgraduate training, removing specific mentions of the University of Louisville and Pikeville College.

Added a new requirement for international medical graduates to be certified by the educational commission for foreign medical graduates or an approved U.S. specialty board.

REQUIREMENT

Corrected a typo in the requirements for limited licenses, changing 'administration regulations' to 'administrative regulations'.

TECHNICAL

Fixed formatting inconsistencies, such as extra line breaks and page header information, throughout the document.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

84–11
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 105
Mar 31, 2026
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican84
65 Yea 11 Nay 8
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 79-11
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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