26RS SB 12

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Last Action	02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to medical provider coverage in Level IV trauma centers.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1137
Sponsors	S. Meredith, G. Boswell, S. Madon
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Hospitals And Health Facilities - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, expansion Physicians - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, regulation Public Health - Rural hospitals, Level IV trauma centers, emergency room coverage Health Care Professionals - Physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, trauma centers, regulation Nurses - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, regulation Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department for Public Health, trauma centers, emergency room coverage Emergency Medical Services - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, expansion Health And Medical Services - Hospitals, trauma centers, emergency room coverage, expansion
Votes	Vote History

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01/06/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/16/26	to Health Services (S)
01/21/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/22/26	2nd reading, to Rules
02/04/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
02/05/26	3rd reading, passed 27-11
02/06/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)