Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB584: AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 218A.205 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Reporting agency" 2. The Office of the Attorney General; 3. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services; and 4. The applicable state licensing board; and (b) "State licensing board" 2. The Kentucky Board of Nursing; 3. The Kentucky Board of Dentistry; 4. The Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners; 5. The State Board of Podiatry; and 6. Any other board that licenses or regulates a person who is entitled to prescribe or dispense controlled substances to humans. (2) (a) When a reporting agency or a law enforcement agency receives a report of improper, inappropriate, or illegal prescribing or dispensing of a controlled substance it may, to the extent otherwise allowed by law, send a copy of the report within three (3) business days to every other reporting agency. (b) A county attorney or Commonwealth's attorney shall notify the Office of the Attorney General and the appropriate state licensing board within three (3) business days of an indictment or a waiver of indictment becoming public in his or her jurisdiction charging a licensed person with a felony offense relating to the …
Sponsors
- Tom Smith (R, HD-086) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Derek Lewis (R, HD-090)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 80-16
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 193 (March 4, 2026): 80 yea, 16 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Professionals, Physicians, Drugs And Medicines, Licensing, Pharmacists, Boards And Commissions, Health And Medical Services, Public Health
Common questions
- What is HB584?
- HB584 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
- What does HB584 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
- What is the status of HB584?
- In committee as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB584?
- Tom Smith (R, HD-086), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB584?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb584.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.