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Last action · March 2, 2026

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Introduced February 23, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB696

AN ACT relating to infantile seizure disorder.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require the Department for Public Health to make educational material available on its website regarding the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure disorder; require a health facility or health care provider to provide the material; amend KRS 311.601, 311.844, and 314.073 to require pediatricians, family practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants who regularly provide care to infants to demonstrate completion of a 1 time course of a least 1 hour of continuing education that covers the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure disorder.

Boards and Commissions Children and Minors Diseases Health Care Professionals Nurses Physicians Public Health

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This bill requires the Kentucky Department for Public Health to post educational materials about infantile seizure disorder on its website and directs health facilities and providers to share those materials with patients. It also requires pediatricians, family practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants who regularly care for infants to complete a one-time continuing education course of at least one hour on recognizing the warning signs of infantile seizure disorder. Who it may affect: parents and caregivers of infants, pediatricians, family practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants who regularly provide care to infants.

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