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| Bill | AN ACT relating to health care services and declaring an emergency. | Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 313 to amend terms; require the Kentucky Board of Dentistry to affiliate with all testing qualifying examinations for licensure; require the board to purchase liability insurance for board and staff against acts performed in good faith; permit the board to designate trust and agency account funds for scholarships or education loan repayment assistance; add the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognizing licensure of specialists; require rather than permit minimum classification licensure of dental hygienists; clarify how a dental hygienist shall operate in a dental practice; amend conditions for providing dental hygienist services; amend services provided by dental assistants; amend provisions relating to radiography; allow for consent by legal representative during telehealth sessions; amend license and registration restrictions related to licensure and ownership titles; allow the Law Enforcement Committee to offer an agreed order during complaint investigations; permit the Well-being Committee to enter into contractual agreements; direct employment provisions for dental laboratories operating or doing business in Kentucky; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 to establish controls over clinical settings by licensed dentists; prohibit establishing reimbursement rates by a dental practice entity; permit entities controlling a dental practice under a contract to continue exercising control; prohibit new or expanded entities; make technical corrections and remove outdated language; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 the chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | HB 776 | Kentucky HB 776 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky HB 776 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to health care services and declaring an emergency.
Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 313 to amend terms; require the Kentucky Board of Dentistry to affiliate with all testing qualifying examinations for licensure; require the board to purchase liability insurance for board and staff against acts performed in good faith; permit the board to designate trust and agency account funds for scholarships or education loan repayment assistance; add the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognizing licensure of specialists; require rather than permit minimum classification licensure of dental hygienists; clarify how a dental hygienist shall operate in a dental practice; amend conditions for providing dental hygienist services; amend services provided by dental assistants; amend provisions relating to radiography; allow for consent by legal representative during telehealth sessions; amend license and registration restrictions related to licensure and ownership titles; allow the Law Enforcement Committee to offer an agreed order during complaint investigations; permit the Well-being Committee to enter into contractual agreements; direct employment provisions for dental laboratories operating or doing business in Kentucky; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 to establish controls over clinical settings by licensed dentists; prohibit establishing reimbursement rates by a dental practice entity; permit entities controlling a dental practice under a contract to continue exercising control; prohibit new or expanded entities; make technical corrections and remove outdated language; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 the chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 131 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASS HB 776 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1, SFA 2 (T) — 37–0 (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — 90–0 (pass) · lower
- Pass — 96–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- C. Aull — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage - 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
amendment-introduction - 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
- 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Floor Amendments (2) and (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage - 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
amendment-introduction - 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 90-0
passage - 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 131)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/98b62611-7b4a-48ad-b077-9c97d48ed439. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).