KentuckyHB 4592026 Regular SessionHouse

AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.

Sponsored By: Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Boards And CommissionsEffective Dates, DelayedHealth And Medical ServicesLicensingOccupations And ProfessionsWorkforce

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Easier Kentucky license for marriage-family therapists

Kentucky grants a license to practice if you hold an active out-of-state license as an independent marriage and family therapist and meet set rules. You must be in good standing, of good moral character, have no serious discipline, meet the exam requirement, and pay the application fee. The law waives Kentucky’s education requirement and supervised experience hours for these applicants.

Faster fixes for license application errors

If the board finds a technical error in your license application, it tells you within one week. You have two weeks to fix it. The board reviews your correction within one week. It issues your license within two weeks after your application is complete.

New data and privacy rules for licensees

Beginning January 1, 2028, certain Kentucky licensing boards must collect personal and job data when you renew. Examples include your name and contact, practice locations, license details, education or certificates, job type, specialty, work setting, status, unemployment reasons, and your ability to serve people with disabilities. Boards may not collect Social Security numbers. You can tell your board not to share your personal data with employers or agencies. Boards must send workforce data to the Kentucky Center for Statistics and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when asked. Each board must have this in place by its next renewal cycle after January 1, 2028. Covered boards include the professional licensure boards in statute, the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy board, the Podiatry board, and the Department for Public Health for community health workers.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Kimberly Poore Moser
Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 222 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2026

passed

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2026

3rd reading, passed

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 2/13/2026