AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to require the licensing authorities of healthcare occupations to collect workforce participation data during the annual, biennial, or triennial licensure renewal process; prohibit the collection of a licensee's Social Security number; allow licensees to decline the data collection of personal information; require licensing authorities to report collected data to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; create a new section of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 to authorize…

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: March 12, 2025

2nd Reading, To Rules

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This bill requires healthcare licensing boards in Kentucky to gather workforce data from licensed healthcare workers when they renew their licenses, and share that information with the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services. It also protects licensees by prohibiting the collection of Social Security numbers and allowing individuals to opt out of sharing personal information. Separately, the bill makes it easier for licensed marriage and family therapists from other states to obtain a Kentucky…

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