Healthcare

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 7, 2026

HB 388: AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.

Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands provider access by adding optometrists/physician assistants to 'practitioner' definition and exempts charitable practitioners from e-prescribing requirements, improving healthcare delivery access.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 7, 2026

HB 393: AN ACT relating to services for Alzheimer's and related dementias.

Amend KRS 194A.601 to require the dementia services coordinator to prepare an annual report on the operations of the Office of Dementia Services and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council and a progress report on the Kentucky Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan to submit to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 194A.603 to increase the membership of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council from 15 to 16 by increasing the individual unpaid caregiver members by 1; change the council's annual reporting date to December 1 from July 1; require the council to develop and implement annual year-long initiative advancing a key area of the state plan; direct the council to create a provider toolkit on early detection and diagnosis as its first year-long initiative beginning December 1, 2026 to be distributed to stakeholders.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates annual reports and expands advisory council to improve dementia care planning, strengthening oversight of healthcare services under Kentucky's state plan.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 266: AN ACT relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.

Amend KRS 164.0401 to add a speech-language pathology or audiology license to the definition of "eligible healthcare credential" for the purpose of the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAdds speech-language pathology/audiology licenses to fund-eligible credentials, expanding workforce investment in healthcare professionals per bill's purpose.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 184: AN ACT relating to health savings account-qualified insurance plans.

Create a new section of Subtitle 1 of KRS Chapter 304 to limit the application of cost-sharing requirements that would result in a health insurance policy, certificate, plan, or contract losing its health savings account-qualified status under federal law; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to subject cost-sharing requirements in that chapter to applicability limitation; provide that applicability limitation applies to policies, certificates, plans, and contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; provide purpose of Section 1 of the Act; state the that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as the Health Savings Account State-Federal Regulatory Coordination Model Act.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePreserves HSA-qualified insurance status, supporting tax-advantaged healthcare savings access and maintaining coverage options.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 164: AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services.

Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify the definition of "hearing aid"; increase the coverage amount for hearing aids from $1,400 to $2,500; establish network adequacy requirements relating to the provision of hearing aids and related services that are required to be covered; amend KRS 18A.225 to increase the cap on hearing aids and hearing aid-related services under the state employee health plan from $1,400 to $2,500; direct that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases hearing aid coverage from $1,400 to $2,500 and mandates network adequacy for related services, expanding patient access to essential hearing care under health benefit plans.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 583: AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires school districts to bill Medicaid for student services, ensuring reimbursement and expanding access to healthcare for Medicaid-eligible students.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 16, 2026

HB 713: AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.

Amend various sections of KRS 216.701 to 216.709 to define terms; require health facilities to display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers; require health facilities to notify health care workers of changes to policies, procedures, or the workplace safety plan based on a health facility's required annual review; require that any health facility procedure for incidents of workplace violence shall require certain notifications for the victim.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates safety protections for healthcare workers against violence, requiring facility notices and updated policies to safeguard medical professionals, aligning with healthcare workforce protection.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires health facilities to implement safety protocols, display notices about consequences of violence, and update workers on policies - directly enhancing workplace safety protections for healthcare professionals.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 5, 2026

HB 584: AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

Amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense regarding prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRemoves permanent licensure ban for healthcare professionals convicted of felonies related to controlled substances, potentially increasing provider access and reducing barriers in opioid/healthcare services.75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 4, 2026

HB 586: AN ACT relating to health services for youths.

Amend KRS 156.502 to define "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define "sunscreen"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires school policies for student sunscreen use in K-12, enhancing health safety and access to education while aligning with Education subject categorization.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates school policies enabling student self-administration of sunscreen (a health service) to prevent sunburn, directly advancing youth health protection under public health programs.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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passed · Kentucky · House Feb 26, 2026

HB 486: AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders.

Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program; provide that the Act may be cited as Gavin's Rights.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates mental health wellness program access for first responders, directly expanding mental health services per KRS amendments and subjects list.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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