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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 696 requires infantile seizure disorder education for medical professionals and the public
Last action · March 2, 2026: to Health Services (H)Sponsors: Felicia Rabourn and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 696 directs the Department for Public Health to publish educational materials on infantile seizure disorders and mandates related continuing education for pediatricians, family practitioners, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses who care for infants.
Medical practitioners across multiple specialties must complete mandatory training on infantile seizure recognition, altering license renewal requirements while providing families with standardized public health information.
- Infantile seizure disorders involve abnormal electrical activity in the brain occurring in infants, which can be difficult to recognize without specialized awareness. context
- Kentucky medical and nursing boards oversee professional licensing requirements, including continuing education mandates for healthcare licensees. context
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.
Pediatricians and Family Practitioners
Must complete a one-time continuing education course on the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure disorder.
Physician Assistants
Must complete a one-time continuing education course covering infantile seizure disorder if they regularly provide care for infants.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Must complete a one-time continuing education course on infantile seizure disorders if they regularly provide care for infants.
Infants and Caregivers
Receive educational information from healthcare providers and public health websites regarding seizure warning signs.
Key Facts
- The Department for Public Health must publish educational material on the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure disorders on its website.
- Health care providers who regularly care for infants must offer and discuss infantile seizure information with families and caregivers.
- Current and future practicing pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, radiologists, family practitioners, and emergency/urgent care physicians must complete a one-time course of at least one hour covering infantile seizure disorder recognition and warning signs.
- Physician assistants who regularly provide care for infants must complete a one-time course of at least one hour on infantile seizure disorders as part of their continuing education requirements.
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- Advanced practice registered nurses who regularly provide care for infants must demonstrate completion of a one-time course of at least one hour covering infantile seizure disorder recognition and warning signs.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommitteeto Health Services (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Expansion of Mandatory Clinical Training
The bill adds infantile seizure disorder education to existing mandatory training topics such as pediatric abusive head trauma and Alzheimer's disease.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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