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HB107
HB107: Rules for Doctors in Hospital Emergency Rooms
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates a new rule requiring hospitals with emergency departments to have at least one qualified physician on site and on duty whenever the department is open.
What it does
- Creates a new section under Kentucky state law chapter 216B regarding hospital staffing.
- Requires any hospital offering emergency medical services to employ at least one physician for its emergency department.
- Mandates that this physician must be licensed in Kentucky.
- States that the physician must hold board certification or be eligible for board certification in emergency medicine.
- Orders that the physician must be physically on site and on duty while the emergency department is open.
Who it affects
- Hospitals offering emergency medical services
- Physicians working in hospital emergency departments
Limits and unknowns
- The text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
- The source material does not explain what happens if a hospital fails to meet these requirements.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Board certified or board eligible
- A doctor who has passed special exams to prove expertise in a specific field, or is currently completing the training needed for those exams.
- On site and on duty
- The physician must be physically present at the hospital location and actively working during that time.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
AN ACT relating to hospital emergency departments.