Kentucky HB510 Organ Donation Safety Bill
Summary
Kentucky HB510 was signed into law on April 7, 2026, establishing requirements for pausing organ donation procedures. The bill requires the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations defining terms and establishing conditions and processes for the pause. Hospitals, healthcare providers, physicians, and nurses involved in organ donation must comply with the new requirements.
What changed
Kentucky HB510 creates a new section of Chapter 311 establishing conditions and processes for pausing organ donation procedures. The bill defines relevant terms and requires the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations for implementation and enforcement. The legislation explicitly provides it shall not conflict with KRS 446.400, discourage ethical organ donation, interfere with independent end-of-life decision making, conflict with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, or affect federal certification of organ procurement organizations.
Hospitals, healthcare providers, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals involved in organ donation must prepare for compliance with new regulatory requirements once the Cabinet issues implementing regulations. Entities should monitor for forthcoming administrative regulations and may need to update internal protocols and procedures related to organ donation to accommodate the new pause in procedure requirements.
What to do next
- Review HB510 provisions on organ donation procedure pauses
- Monitor for Cabinet for Health and Family Services administrative regulations implementing the bill
- Update organ donation protocols to align with new statutory requirements
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ChangeBridge / Kentucky / HB510 Signed by Governor HB510 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-07
AN ACT relating to organ donation safety.
Create a new section of Chapter 311 to define terms; establish conditions and processes for pause in procedure for an organ donation; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce the pause in procedure requirements; establish that the provisions should not be construed to conflict with KRS 446.400, discourage ethical organ donation, interfere with independent end-of-life decision making, conflict with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, or authorize the Commonwealth to affect the federal certification, designation, or service area of an organ procurement organization; require the cabinet to submit report on pause in procedures to the Legislative Research Commission.
Bill Details
State Kentucky
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb510....
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Sponsors
Jason Nemes (Rep - R) Emily Callaway (Rep - R) Jennifer Henson Decker (Rep - R) Marianne Proctor (Rep - R) Felicia Rabourn (Rep - R) T.J. Roberts (Rep - R) Nancy Tate (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-07 H signed by Governor 2026-03-26 H delivered to Governor 2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by President of the Senate 2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House 2026-03-26 H received in House 2026-03-25 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 2026-03-24 S passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day 2026-03-20 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 2026-03-19 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill 2026-03-18 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar 2026-03-16 S to Health Services (S) 2026-02-26 S to Committee on Committees (S) 2026-02-26 S received in Senate 2026-02-25 H 3rd reading, passed 97-0 2026-02-23 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026 2026-02-20 H 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-02-19 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-02-04 H to Health Services (H) 2026-01-28 H to Committee on Committees (H) 2026-01-28 H introduced in House
Votes
2026-02-25 House: Veto Override RCS# 140 Yea: 97 Nay: 0 2026-03-25 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4007 Yea: 38 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-28 H Committee On Committees 2026-02-04 H Health Services 2026-02-20 H Rules 2026-02-26 S Committee on Committees 2026-03-16 S Health Services 2026-03-19 S Rules
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Hospitals And Health Facilities Nurses Physicians Reports Mandated Safety State Agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Deaths Health and Medical Services Health Care Professionals Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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