AN ACT relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.

Amend KRS 164.0401 to add a speech-language pathology or audiology license to the definition of "eligible healthcare credential" for the purpose of the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.

Education, Higher Health and Medical Services Health Care Professionals Licensing Occupations and Professions

Introduced: January 8, 2026

Last action: April 3, 2026

(Acts Ch. 29)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill expands the list of qualifications that count toward Kentucky's healthcare workforce investment fund by adding speech-language pathology and audiology licenses. The fund is designed to support building up the state's healthcare workforce, and this change means professionals earning those licenses can now be included in that effort. Who it may affect: people pursuing careers in speech-language pathology or audiology, and Kentuckians who rely on those services.

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