AN ACT relating to the Board of Nursing.

Amend KRS 314.121 to require practitioner members of the Board of Nursing to maintain licensure throughout their board terms; make the active clinical practice of registered nurse members consist of direct bedside patient care on a daily basis; change the entities that submit board candidate names for active clinical registered nurses and nurse educators.

Introduced: February 11, 2026

Last action: February 19, 2026

To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

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This bill changes rules for who can serve on Kentucky's Board of Nursing. It would require nurse members to keep their licenses active during their entire time on the board, and it redefines active clinical practice for registered nurse members to mean providing direct bedside patient care on a daily basis. It also changes which organizations can submit names of candidates for certain board seats. Who it may affect: registered nurses and nurse educators who serve or seek to serve on the Board of Nursing.

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