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HB106
Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Support Act
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM
In one sentence
This law creates a new state fund to help pay for mental health treatment costs related to work trauma and sets rules that ambulance services must follow, including training requirements.
What it does
- Creates the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund in the State Treasury of Kentucky.
- Allows reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment if a professional is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress injury or disorder caused by work events.
- Excludes from coverage any stress condition that arises solely from personnel actions like transfers, promotions, demotions, or termination.
- Requires ambulance services to pay at least the federal minimum wage and ensure workers complete 100 hours of yearly training unless waived for active military duty.
- Limits annual administration costs for running the program to no more than five percent of total funds allotted.
Who it affects
- Emergency medical services professionals like EMTs, AEMTs, paramedics, and advanced practice paramedics employed by eligible ambulance services.
- Ambulance service providers that employ at least two full-time EMS professionals and provide basic or advanced life support for emergency calls.
Limits and unknowns
- Reimbursement is only available if funds are left in the budget after other expenses.
- Workers must pay for treatment first and submit receipts within one year to get money back.
- The law does not cover mental health issues caused solely by personnel actions like transfers or firing.
Plain language
Terms to know
- EMS professional
- An employee licensed as an EMT, AEMT, paramedic, or advanced practice paramedic who works for an ambulance service.
- Post-traumatic stress injury
- A mental health condition defined in the American Psychiatric Association's manual that is caused by events occurring during work as an EMS professional.
- Established work schedule
- A recurring pattern of time on and off duty set by an ambulance service, such as 24 hours of work followed by 48 hours off.
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Official summary
AN ACT relating to emergency medical services.