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| Bill | AN ACT relating to physical therapy. | Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 327, relating to the practice and regulation of physical therapy, to state legislative findings; require a practitioner or employer to report a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor; require potential board members to not have been under any disciplinary action in the past 5 years; permit the Board of Physical Therapy to purchase professional liability insurance; authorize the board to convene committees and task forces to review and advise the board on pertinent issues; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fee amounts, issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to this chapter, and issue a license to a physical therapist assistant applicant; prohibit physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from engaging in sexual contact with any active patient of record or parent or legal guardian of an active patient of record; require the board to develop guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; allow the board to receive periodic education on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy and public protection; allow the board to determine which disciplinary records may be expunged; authorize the board to establish the amounts, limits, or ranges for any fines imposed; repeal and reenact KRS 327.010 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 327.080 to deposit to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board; require all expenses of the board to be paid from the revolving fund. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | HB 48 | Kentucky HB 48 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky HB 48 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to physical therapy.
Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 327, relating to the practice and regulation of physical therapy, to state legislative findings; require a practitioner or employer to report a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor; require potential board members to not have been under any disciplinary action in the past 5 years; permit the Board of Physical Therapy to purchase professional liability insurance; authorize the board to convene committees and task forces to review and advise the board on pertinent issues; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fee amounts, issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to this chapter, and issue a license to a physical therapist assistant applicant; prohibit physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from engaging in sexual contact with any active patient of record or parent or legal guardian of an active patient of record; require the board to develop guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; allow the board to receive periodic education on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy and public protection; allow the board to determine which disciplinary records may be expunged; authorize the board to establish the amounts, limits, or ranges for any fines imposed; repeal and reenact KRS 327.010 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 327.080 to deposit to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board; require all expenses of the board to be paid from the revolving fund.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 36 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Pass — 95–0 (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 48 — 38–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- A. Neighbors — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee - 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage - 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
- 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 95-0
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage - 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2 - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage - 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 36)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bede81ab-e7c7-4b39-b8dd-1deaf40bfb0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).