Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB137: AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Amend KRS 311.571 to allow and specify requirements for a physician licensed to practice medicine in another country to obtain a provisional license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth; specify requirements for a provisional license to convert to a regular license; add conditions for the Board of Medical Licensure to revoke a provisional license; make technical changes.
What the bill says
An act relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.
From the committee substitute text:
AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 311.571 is amended to read as follows: (1) An[No] applicant who is a graduate of a medical or osteopathic school located within the United States and its territories and protectorates or Canada shall not be eligible for a regular license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth unless the (b) Has graduated from an accredited college or university or has satisfactorily completed a collegiate course of study necessary for entry into an approved medical or osteopathic school or college; (c) Has graduated from a prescribed course of instruction in a medical or osteopathic school or college situated in the United States or Canada and approved by the board; (d) Has satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of postgraduate training of a duration to be established by the board in an administrative regulation promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, after consultation with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine; (e) Has successfully completed an examination prescribed by the board; and (f) Has fulfilled all other reasonable qualifications for regular licensure that the board may require by administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with …
Sponsors
- Stephen Meredith (R, SD-005) · primary sponsor
- Danny Carroll (R, SD-002)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 79-11
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Health Services (H)
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 385 (March 31, 2026): 79 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 137 w/ SCS 1 (SCS 1) RSN# 3884 (March 5, 2026): 30 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Occupations And Professions, Health Care Professionals, Physicians, Licensing, Health And Medical Services
Common questions
- What is SB137?
- SB137 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.
- What does SB137 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.
- What is the status of SB137?
- Signed into law as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89) (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB137?
- Stephen Meredith (R, SD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB137?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb137.html
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