November 13, 2025
902 KAR 20:150 – Freestanding Birthing Centers. Update to previous regulation regarding Alternative Birthing Centers, updated regulation establishes Freestanding Birthing Centers (FSBCs) and lists all requirements for licensure and operation of FSBCs as required in 25 RS HB 90.
June 9, 2025
900 KAR 5:020E & 900 KAR 5:020 State Health Plan for facilities and services. Regulation contains the State Health Plan as a Material Incorporated by Reference.
The emergency regulation does the following:
The ordinary regulation incorporates the language from the emergency regulation and includes the following:
January 7, 2026
- Increases access to ambulatory surgical centers for specialists who perform glaucoma and cornea surgeries.
- Increases access to cardiac catheterization services.
- Amends megavoltage radiation equipment section.
900 KAR 6:075E & 900 KAR 6:075 Certificate of need nonsubstantive review. Regulation details which facilities and services that are subject to nonsubstantive review for the purposes of Certificate of Need (CON). This amendment is necessary to align with updates to the new State Health Plan which increases access to Level II Special Care Neonatal beds and grants nonsubstantive review status to CON applications submitted by licensed health facilities creating special care neonatal beds.
The ordinary regulation aims to increase access to diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedures.
900 KAR 6:075E AAC
The regulation can be found 900 KAR 6:075E Nonsubstantive Review of Certificate of Need.
902 KAR 55:015E - Schedules of controlled substances
Declares an emergency to make Bromazolam a Schedule I controlled substance in Kentucky.
This regulation can be found at 902 KAR 55:015E- Schedules of controlled substances
January 9, 2026
902 KAR 55:015 AAC
- Makes Bromazolam a Schedule I controlled substance in Kentucky.
- Makes 7-OH a Schedule I controlled substance in Kentucky.
This regulation can be found at 902 KAR 55:015- Schedules of controlled substances