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HB 840KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kentucky House Bill 840 updates definitions relating to hospital districts and health services

Original title: AN ACT relating to health services.

Last action · March 10, 2026: to Health Services (H)Sponsor: Kim Moser

Companion · SB 18same policy, Senate version

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky House Bill 840 amends definitions related to s and health services under KRS 216.313, specifically updating terms such as hospital, district, board, secretary, and .

Why it matters

Updates statutory definitions that govern how s and healthcare facilities operate and are classified under state law.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Health facilities

Statutory definitions governing the classification and operation of hospitals and health facilities are updated.

Directly affected

Hospital districts

Definitions concerning hospital districts and their governing boards are modified.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does House Bill 840 do?

It amends KRS 216.313 to update definitions relating to health services, including definitions for a hospital, district, board, secretary, and .

How is a hospital defined under the updated statute?

A hospital is defined as a place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for diagnosis, treatment, or care for more than twenty-four hours of two or more nonrelated individuals.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions

Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee
to Health Services (H)
Mar 3, 2026HouseIntroduced
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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Connected Entities

Cabinet for Health and Family Services

OrganizationCabinet for Health and Family Services“Mentioned in relation to the definition of secretary and medical service area.”Map →

Sources

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apps.legislature.ky.gov

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