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Last action · January 14, 2026

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Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB89

AN ACT relating to medical imaging and radiation therapy licensure.

Amend KRS 311B.020 to define and redefine terms; amend KRS 311B.030 to add a magnetic resonance imaging technologist and a diagnostic medical sonographer to the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy; amend KRS 311B.050 to grant the board the authority to recognize and enforce rules and standards of the recognized national professional organizations and certifying bodies and issue advisory opinions; amend KRS 311B.090 to add nonionizing radiation to practices requiring licensure, and exempt…

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This bill expands Kentucky's medical imaging licensure system to include MRI technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers, who were not previously required to hold a state license. It also requires criminal background checks for all applicants and gives the state board authority to adopt standards set by national professional organizations. Keepsake or non-medical ultrasounds, such as those offered at commercial baby imaging studios, would be explicitly excluded from these licensure requirements. Who it may affect: MRI technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, patients receiving imaging services, and businesses offering non-medical ultrasound services.

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