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/Final 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	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 Health Care Professionals - Physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, trauma centers, regulation Hospitals And Health Facilities - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, expansion Nurses - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, regulation Physicians - Trauma centers, emergency room coverage, regulation Public Health - Rural hospitals, Level IV trauma centers, emergency room coverage
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)