SB217
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Amend KRS 164.936 to establish maximum loan repayment awards under the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program for dentists and dentists in counties that do not have an actively practicing dentist; provide rural dental practice grant awards and criteria; establish distribution requirements for funds appropriated to the Center of Excellence in Rural Health for loan repayment awards for dentists and rural dental practice grants; amend KRS 164.937 to require information on the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief…
Introduced: February 20, 2026
Last action: February 20, 2026
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This bill creates the Rural Dental Incentive and Access Program, which offers loan repayment awards and grants to encourage dentists to practice in rural Kentucky communities, including counties with no actively practicing dentist. It also raises Medicaid reimbursement rates by 25% for dental services in areas designated as having a shortage of health professionals, and sets up a Rural Dental Fellows Network through the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. The state would appropriate roughly $6 million…
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