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KY SB 12

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to medical provider coverage in Level IV trauma centers.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 12 pass?

No. KY SB 12 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): to Committee on Committees (H)

What is KY SB 12 about?

Amend KRS 211.492 to define "advanced practice provider"; amend KRS 211.494 to allow Level IV verified trauma centers to utilize physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who are supervised by physicians to cover emergency departments; require the Department for Public Health to promulgate administrative regulations to conform.

Who sponsors KY SB 12?

S. Madon, G. Boswell, S. Meredith are the primary sponsors of KY SB 12.

Description

Amend KRS 211.492 to define "advanced practice provider"; amend KRS 211.494 to allow Level IV verified trauma centers to utilize physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who are supervised by physicians to cover emergency departments; require the Department for Public Health to promulgate administrative regulations to conform.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Latest action
2026-02-06 — to Committee on Committees (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • S. Madonprimary
  • G. Boswellprimary
  • S. Meredithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-06

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-06

    received in House

  3. 2026-02-05

    3rd reading, passed 27-11

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-02-04

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026

  5. 2026-01-22

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-01-21

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-01-16

    to Health Services (S)

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-06

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-06

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 12

    2026-02-05 · pass · 27-11

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Boswell: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • West: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Berg: no
    • Mays Bledsoe: no
    • Rawlings: no
    • Tichenor: no
    • ChambersArmstrong: no
    • Neal: no
    • Reed: no
    • Wise: no
    • Douglas: no
    • Raque Adams: no
    • Thomas: no

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