HB549
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "pregnancy resource center"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.
Introduced: February 3, 2026
Last action: February 10, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a new legal definition for pregnancy resource centers in Kentucky and require them to obtain a state license to operate. The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services would be responsible for setting the standards those centers must meet to get licensed. Running or advertising a pregnancy resource center without a license would be treated as a Class A misdemeanor under state law. Who it may affect: people seeking services at pregnancy resource centers, and the organizations that operate those centers.
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