Kentucky House Bill 89

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-14 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Pending: House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 311B.020 to define and redefine terms; amend KRS 311B.030 to add a magnetic resonance imaging technologist and a diagnostic medical sonographer to the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy; amend KRS 311B.050 to grant the board the authority to recognize and enforce rules and standards of the recognized national professional organizations and certifying bodies and issue advisory opinions; amend KRS 311B.090 to add nonionizing radiation to practices requiring licensure, and exempt ultrasounds for therapeutic, nonmedical, or keepsake purposes from licensure requirements; amend KRS 311B.100 to provide for licensure of magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to permit licensure of magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers who are not credentialed by a national organization recognized by the board prior to January 1, 2028; amend KRS 311B.110 to add magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers to application requirement; require all applicants for any form of licensure by the board to submit to national and state criminal background checks; amend KRS 311B.120 to add magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers to fee and penalty requirements; delete reference to duplicate licenses and home study courses; amend KRS 311B.150 to conform; amend KRS 311B.160 to set forth penalties for violations; amend KRS 311.727 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 311B.080, 311B.180, and 311B.190.

AN ACT relating to medical imaging and radiation therapy licensure.

Rep. Amy Neighbors [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-14	House	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2026-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb89.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb89/orig_bill.pdf