Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB884: AN ACT relating to alpha-gal syndrome.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require reporting of alpha-gal syndrome; require laboratory reporting of positive test results to the Department for Public Health within 5 days of confirming the results; require the department to follow up annually on cases and report to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What the bill says
An act relating to alpha-gal syndrome.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to alpha-gal syndrome. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 214 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall include alpha-gal syndrome in its list of noncommunicable diseases that health care providers and health care facilities are required to report to a local health department or to the Department for Public Health in accordance with KRS 214.010. (2) The laboratory that confirms a positive test result of alpha-gal syndrome shall submit the confirmation to the Department for Public Health within five (5) days using a reporting system required by the department. The laboratory shall use diagnostic tests for alpha-gal syndrome that are recommended by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (3) The department shall follow up annually on reported cases of alpha-gal syndrome using appropriate random sampling methods for confirming that positive cases continue to meet the most current CDC surveillance case definition of alpha-gal syndrome. (4) The department shall submit an annual report to the CDC summarizing its findings related to the reporting and incidence of alpha-gal syndrome. XXXX 3/2/2026 11:22 AM Jacketed
Sponsors
- Gordon, Deanna (R, HD-081) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Health Services (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Health Care Professionals, Diseases, Public Health
Common questions
- What is HB884?
- HB884 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to alpha-gal syndrome.
- What does HB884 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to alpha-gal syndrome.
- What is the status of HB884?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: to Health Services (H) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB884?
- Gordon, Deanna (R, HD-081).
- Where is the official record for HB884?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb884.html
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