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House Bill 584

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Last Action 03/05/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1917
Sponsors T. Smith, G. Brown Jr., D. Lewis
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense regarding prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.
Index Headings of Original Version Boards And Commissions - Dentistry, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent licensure ban, removal
Boards And Commissions - Medical licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Boards And Commissions - Nursing, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent licensure ban, removal
Boards And Commissions - Optometric examiners, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Boards And Commissions - Podiatry, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Drugs And Medicines - Controlled substances conviction, licensure, required permanent ban, removal
Health And Medical Services - Controlled substances conviction, licensure, required permanent ban, removal
Health Care Professionals - Controlled substances conviction, licensure, required permanent ban, removal
Licensing - Medical licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Licensing - Nursing licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Licensing - Optometry licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Licensing - Pharmacist licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Licensing - Podiatry, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Opioids - Controlled substances conviction, licensure, required permanent ban, removal
Optometrists - Licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Pharmacists - Licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Physicians - Licensure, controlled substances felony conviction, required permanent ban, removal
Public Health - Controlled substances, medical licensure conviction, required permanent ban, removal
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02/06/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/13/26
  • to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
02/25/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/26/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/03/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026
03/04/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 80-16
03/05/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)


Last updated: 4/17/2026 8:44 PM (EDT)