# Kentucky HB 236: AN ACT relating to medical services. Kentucky HB 236, AN ACT relating to medical services., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jared Bauman (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB236-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 236 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to medical services. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105) - Sponsor: Jared Bauman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Boards And Commissions, Education, Vocational, Emergency Medical Services, Licensing, Public Safety, State Agencies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (217 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants and wage help for paramedics: benefit, medium. The law creates a statewide EMS education grant program. It pays tuition for workers seeking their first paramedic certification through approved programs. It can also reimburse Class I ambulance services for wages paid while staff train, with per‑employee and per‑agency limits set by the Board. Gr… - Study on fire and ambulance districts: benefit, low. A task force will study overlaps in fire and ambulance district taxes and service areas. It will meet monthly during the 2026 interim. Findings and recommendations are due to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026. - Stronger EMS board staffing and oversight: benefit, low. The law creates an administrative Office for the EMS Board to run budgets, grants, IT, licensing, and investigations. The executive director and deputy must hold a college degree and have at least five years of administration experience. The Board must employ or contract a Kentucky‑licensed emergen… - New rules and fees for proprietary schools: mixed, medium. The law strengthens oversight of fee‑charging private schools. Schools must publish standard facts online and in print, including federal IPEDS data, job placement rates, transfer agreements, complaint steps, and the student protection fund. Ads cannot be false or misleading, and the Commission wil… - New EMS licenses and service limits: mixed, low. The Board sets certification and license levels for many EMS roles and entities. It can license mobile integrated healthcare programs that give care outside hospitals for patients who do not need emergency transport. Providers must get a certificate of need before expanding a service area or changi… - Unified rules for EMS training providers: mixed, low. The law defines and licenses EMS training and education institutes and puts their programs and educators under the EMS Board. In‑service training must follow state and U.S. DOT standards, and providers must keep required records or risk losing credit for the course. EMS training institutes are not… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jared Bauman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Wesley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Hart (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | passed | pass | 86 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: passed 86-0 (House) - 2026-03-31: House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-27: returned to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-27: taken from Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: returned to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-03-26: taken from Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-18: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-18: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-17: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-03-16: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill (House) - 2026-03-04: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-03: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-01-15: to Postsecondary Education (H) (House) - 2026-01-08: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-08: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb236/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-10-08: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb236/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb236/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb236/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB236-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).