HB 280 KY Became Law
AN ACT relating to health care and declaring an emergency.
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Summary
Amend KRS 314.041, relating to registered nurse licensure, and KRS 314.051, relating to licensed practical nurse licensure, to add credential requirements; amend KRS 314.042 to require physicians collaborating with an advanced practice registered nurse to have an active and unrestricted license in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.109 to reduce the time from 90 to 30 days for a person under the jurisdiction of the board to notify the board of a conviction of certain misdemeanors or felonies; amend KRS 209.032, relating to employees of vulnerable adult service providers, to permit a state licensing board to query the cabinet for a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual under the licensing board's jurisdiction; create a new section of KRS 158.830 to 158.838 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school or to a trained individual; permit trained individuals to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good-faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; amend KRS 158.832 to add definition of "documented medical conditions" and medications to the definition of "medications"; amend KRS 158.834 to add medical conditions and medications that may be self-administered in schools with parental authorization and a prescription; amend KRS 158.836 to require students to permit bronchodilator rescue inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications in their possession or in the possession of school personnel; encourage schools to stock undesignated glucagon; and require policies and Good Samaritan protection for the good-faith administration of glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications for authorized school employees; EMERGENCY.
Sponsors (3)
- K. Moser Republican · primary
- S. Bratcher Republican · primary
- D. Grossberg Democratic · primary
Action history (23)
- Jan 8, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Jan 8, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 to Health Services (H) · lower
- Jan 15, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Jan 16, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Jan 16, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · lower
- Jan 21, 2026 3rd reading, passed with 94-0 Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 received in Senate · upper
- Jan 22, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 to Health Services (S) · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 18, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 · lower
- Mar 19, 2026 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 19, 2026 received in House · lower
- Mar 19, 2026 to Rules (H) · lower
- Mar 27, 2026 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 passed 94-0 · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
- Apr 10, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75) · lower
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