Lawmakers would study ways to improve rural health care

The resolution directs the Legislative Research Commission to establish a task force to study ways to expand rural health care and examine long-term funding plans. The task force would study health services and facilities, including emergency medical services and hospitals, and the physical and mental health of rural Kentuckians. Legislative leaders would appoint state senators and representatives, subject to the commission's approval of final membership. The Legislative Research Commission may assign these issues to an interim joint committee or its subcommittee instead. The task force would meet at least monthly during the 2026 legislative interim and submit recommendations by December 1, 2026. If the commission assigns the issues to a committee, it may set a different completion date.