26RS HB 459

House Bill 459

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Last Action	01/21/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	121
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to require the licensing authorities of healthcare occupations to collect workforce participation data during the annual, biennial, or triennial licensure renewal process; prohibit the collection of a licensee's Social Security number; allow licensees to decline to allow the sharing of his or her data; require licensing authorities to report collected data to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; create a new section of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 to authorize the board to grant licensure to an applicant who holds an active license from another state to practice as an independent marriage and family therapist; create a new section of KRS Chapter 335.300 to 335.399 to require the board to notify an applicant of any technical error in any licensure, permit, renewal, or reinstatement application within 1 week of its discovery; provide the applicant 2 weeks to correct the error; require the board to review the correction within 1 week of the submitted correction; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2028.
Index Headings of Original Version	Boards And Commissions - Licensing authorities, data collection, workforce participation, employment information Effective Dates, Delayed - Data collection, workforce participation, employment information, January 1, 2028 Health And Medical Services - Marriage and family therapists, licensure, independent practice Licensing - Data collection, workforce participation, employment information, January 1, 2028 Licensing - Marriage and family therapists, independent practice, application, correction of errors Occupations And Professions - Licensing, data collection, workforce participation, employment information Occupations And Professions - Marriage and family therapists, licensure, correction of errors in application Workforce - Licensing, data collection, employment information