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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 776

AN ACT relating to health care services and declaring an emergency.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Boards And Commissions, Business Entities And Organizations, Commerce, Health And Medical Services, Health Care Professionals, Occupations And Professions, Short Titles And Popular Names, Small Business
Introduced / first action
2026-02-27 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 313 to amend terms; require the Kentucky Board of Dentistry to affiliate with all testing qualifying examinations for licensure; require the board to purchase liability insurance for board and staff against acts performed in good faith; permit the board to designate trust and agency account funds for scholarships or education loan repayment assistance; add the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognizing licensure of specialists; require rather than permit minimum classification licensure of dental hygienists; clarify how a dental hygienist shall operate in a dental practice; amend conditions for providing dental hygienist services; amend services provided by dental assistants; amend provisions relating to radiography; allow for consent by legal representative during telehealth sessions; amend license and registration restrictions related to licensure and ownership titles; allow the Law Enforcement Committee to offer an agreed order during complaint investigations; permit the Well-being Committee to enter into contractual agreements; direct employment provisions for dental laboratories operating or doing business in Kentucky; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 to establish controls over clinical settings by licensed dentists; prohibit establishing reimbursement rates by a dental practice entity; permit entities controlling a dental practice under a contract to continue exercising control; prohibit new or expanded entities; make technical corrections and remove outdated language; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 the chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act. .

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 131)

    executive-signature

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. passed 90-0

    passage

  6. House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

  7. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

  8. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  9. received in House

  10. 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

    passage, reading-3

  11. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill

    amendment-introduction

  12. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  13. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

  14. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  15. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    committee-passage

  16. to Licensing & Occupations (S)

    referral-committee

  17. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  18. received in Senate

  19. 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Floor Amendments (2) and (1)

    passage, reading-3

  20. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026

  21. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  22. floor amendments (1) and (2) filed

    amendment-introduction

  23. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  24. to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

    referral-committee

  25. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  26. introduced in House

    introduction

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