AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
Commonwealth of KentuckyKentuckyAmend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories.
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Apr 7, 2026
- 219 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
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Bill details
- Last action
- signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38) · Apr 7, 2026
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Subjects
- Drugs and Medicines
- Health and Medical Services
- Health Care Professionals
- Optometrists
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- State Agencies
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