KentuckyAN ACT relating to health care services and declaring an emergency.
What it does
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a contract to continue exercising control; prohibit new or expanded entities; make technical corrections and remove outdated language; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 the chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 131)Became Law
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Final Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1delivered to Governor
- Vote recorded PASS HB 776 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1, SFA 2 (T). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Apr 1passed 90-0Major
- Apr 1House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- Apr 1posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- Apr 1to Rules (H)Minor
- Apr 1received in House
- Apr 13rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)Passed Senate
- Mar 31floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to billMinor
- Mar 31passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- Mar 27posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- Mar 252nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 24reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)Minor
- Mar 20to Licensing & Occupations (S)Minor
- Mar 12to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Mar 12received in Senate
- Mar 113rd reading, passed 96-0 with Floor Amendments (2) and (1)Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
- Mar 52nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 4floor amendments (1) and (2) filedMinor
- Mar 4reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Mar 2to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)Minor
- Feb 27to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Feb 27introduced in HouseIntroduced