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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 10, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Introduced February 10, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB175

AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky Health Command.

Create a new section of KRS 42.720 to 42.742 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Health Command in the Commonwealth Office of Technology; require the Kentucky Health Command to contract with a private sector entity to develop and provide standards and qualifications for the utilization of an artificial intelligence-assited virtual health platform; establish a process by which rural health care providers and facilities may contract for use of the aritificial intelligence-assisted virtual health platform; establish…

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This bill would create a new Kentucky Health Command within the state's Office of Technology to oversee an artificial intelligence-assisted virtual health platform. The platform would be developed through a contract with a private company and made available to rural health care providers and facilities, though it would be prohibited from practicing medicine or diagnosing and treating patients. The bill also sets up a process for distributing advertising revenue generated by the platform. Who it may affect: rural health care providers, rural health facilities, and Kentuckians in rural areas seeking health information services.

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