Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HCR113: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Establish the Rural Health Transformation Task Force; establish duties and membership; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force. WHEREAS, Kentucky is the 10th most rural state in the nation, with over percent of its counties classified as rural; and WHEREAS, rural Americans have been found to travel over twice the distance for medical care than their urban counterparts; and WHEREAS, a higher travel burden has been associated with delayed or foregone care and missed appointments, which can lead to reduced preventative care, greater disease burden, poorer treatment outcomes, and reduced quality of life; and WHEREAS, several rural hospitals have closed and an estimated 35 more are at risk of closure as they operate on thin UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 2177 especially in rural communities; and WHEREAS, a shortage of qualified emergency service trainers and training sites across the state disproportionately impacts training emergency service providers in rural communities; and WHEREAS, Kentucky ranks 40th in the nation in the number of primary care physicians per 100,000 people, and only 25 percent of Kentucky physicians practice in rural counties; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has designated 107 Kentucky counties as medically underserved areas; and WHEREAS, HHS has designated 30 rural counties in Kentucky as primary care shortage areas, of which are designated as high-need areas; and WHEREAS, HHS estimates that an additional …
Sponsors
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : floor amendment (1) filed
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Health Services (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Reports Mandated, General Assembly, Health Care Professionals, Hospitals And Health Facilities, Physicians, Legislative Research Commission, Health And Medical Services
Common questions
- What is HCR113?
- HCR113 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force.
- What does HCR113 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force.
- What is the status of HCR113?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR113?
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064).
- Where is the official record for HCR113?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hcr113.html
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