Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB837: AN ACT relating to health services.
Status: In committee, March 10, 2026
Amend KRS 216.313 to insert gender-neutral language.
What the bill says
An act relating to health services.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to health services. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 216.313 is amended to read as follows: As used in KRS 216.310 to 216.360: (1) "Hospital" means a place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care, for more than twenty-four (24) hours, of two (2) or more nonrelated individuals suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, or a place including nursing and convalescent homes and all institutions for the care of the sick, devoted primarily to providing, for more than twenty-four (24) hours, obstetrical or other medical or nursing care for two (2) or more nonrelated individuals; (2) "District" means hospital district; (3) "Board" means the governing body of a hospital district; (4) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or his or her designee; and (5) "Medical service area" means the geographic territory from which patients come or are expected to come to existing or proposed health facilities as defined by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. XXXX 1/27/2026 3:02 PM Jacketed
Sponsors
- Nancy Tate (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : to Health Services (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Health And Medical Services, Technical Corrections
Common questions
- What is HB837?
- HB837 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to health services.
- What does HB837 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health services.
- What is the status of HB837?
- In committee as of March 10, 2026. Latest action: to Health Services (H) (March 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB837?
- Nancy Tate (R, HD-027), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB837?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb837.html
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