Kentucky
General Assembly

01/22/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/23/26	to Health Services (S)
03/04/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/05/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
03/06/26	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/09/26	3rd reading, passed 33-2 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/10/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/18/26	to Health Services (H)
03/19/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar floor amendment (1) filed
03/20/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
03/25/26	floor amendments (2), (3) and (4-title) filed
03/26/26	floor amendments (5) and (6-title) filed
03/27/26	3rd reading, passed 90-1 with Floor Amendment (2) received in Senate to Rules (S)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 311.840 to modify the definition of "supervision"; amend KRS 311.844 to permit an exam to be waived; permit authorized licensed physician assistants to prescribe and administer Schedule II controlled substances after completing continuing education requirements; amend KRS 311.850 to add reference to the physician supervision agreement; amend KRS 311.854 to create the supervision agreement between a supervising physician and a physician assistant; permit physician assistants to have alternate supervising physicians; amend KRS 311.856 to add references to the supervision agreement; remove the countersigning requirements for physician assistants; remove the 2-year reevaluation for physician assistants by supervising physicians; amend KRS 311.858 to limit Schedule II prescriptions issued by a physician assistant to a 72-hour supply without any refill; limit hydrocodone combination products and nonnarcotic Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions issued by a physician assistant to a 30-day supply without any refill; amend KRS 186.577 to allow physician assistants to administer driver vision tests; repeal KRS 311.860, relating to supervising physicians.
Index Headings	Driver Licensing - Vision tests, physician assistants, administration Drugs And Medicines - Schedule II narcotics, physician assistants, prescription, limit Health Care Professionals - Supervising physicians, physician assistants, supervision agreement Hospitals And Health Facilities - Supervising physicians, physician assistants, supervision agreement Occupations And Professions - Supervising physicians, physician assistants, supervision agreement Physicians - Supervising physicians, physician assistants, supervision agreement Transportation - Vision tests, physician assistants, administration

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Duvall
Summary	Permit credentialed physician assistants to sign completed driver vision testing forms.
Index Headings	Driver Licensing - Vision tests, physician assistants, administration Health Care Professionals - Physician assistants, vision tests, administration Occupations And Professions - Physician assistants, vision tests, administration Transportation - Vision tests, physician assistants, administration

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	R. Duvall
Summary	Make technical corrections; permit credentialed physician assistants to sign completed driver vision testing forms.
Index Headings	Driver Licensing - Vision tests, physician assistants, administration Health Care Professionals - Physician assistants, vision tests, administration Occupations And Professions - Physician assistants, vision tests, administration Technical Corrections - SB 116 Transportation - Vision tests, physician assistants, administration

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	D. Gordon
Summary	Add a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require reporting of alpha-gal syndrome; require laboratory reporting of positive test results to the Department for Public Health within 5 days of confirming the results; require the department to follow up annually on cases and report to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Index Headings	Diseases - Alpha-gal syndrome, reporting, requirement Health Care Professionals - Alpha-gal syndrome, reporting, requirement Public Health - Alpha-gal syndrome, reporting, requirement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, alpha-gal syndrome reporting, requirement State Agencies - Department for Public Health, alpha-gal syndrome, reporting, requirement Piggybacked Bills - HB 884

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	D. Gordon
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 116/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	T. Smith
Summary	Retain original provisions, except 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	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

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	T. Smith
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 116/GA