AN ACT relating to behavioral health services and declaring an emergency.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 10, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Primary Sponsor
K. Moser· primary
Summary
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Amend KRS 222.233 to require behavioral health multi-specialty groups or any entity that bills for peer support services to only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists until January 1, 2028; extend the time period in which other alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations may only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028; remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; amend KRS 309.0805 and 309.0813 to remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; repeal KRS 309.0836, relating to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; establish the Peer Support Professionals Work Group to submit recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services regarding the creation of a board of peer support professionals to develop statewide requirements for licensed peer support professionals; EMERGENCY.
Subjects
Effective Dates, EmergencyLicensingMental HealthOccupations And ProfessionsPublic HealthSubstance Use