23RS HB 269

House Bill 269

Actions

Last Action	02/14/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for parental and guardian depression screenings.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	159
Sponsors	L. Willner, G. Brown Jr., J. Raymond
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow parental depression screenings to be claimed as a service for the child as part of the Early and Periodic, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit; amend KRS 205.6497 to require the Kentucky Children's Insurance Program to cover parental depression screenings; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require a health plan to cover parental depression screenings as part of a well-child or well-baby visit; amend KRS 164.2871 to require self-insured employer group health plans offered by a state postsecondary education institution to cover parental depression screenings; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to cover parental depression screenings; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to request federal authorization for a waiver if necessary; certain sections EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Higher - Health insurance coverage, parental depression screenings, requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Parental depression screenings, health insurance coverage January 1, 2024 Health and Medical Services - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement Insurance, Health - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement Mental Health - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement Public Medical Assistance - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement State Agencies - Department of Insurance, parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement State Employees - Parental depression screenings, Kentucky Employee Health Plan, coverage, requirement Women - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement Medicaid - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement Children and Minors - Parental depression screenings, coverage, requirement