| Last Action | 03/19/26: floor amendment (1) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1429 |
| Sponsors | S. Riley, R. Duvall, V. Grossl, K. Jackson, S. Lewis, S. McPherson, J. Payne, N. Tate, W. Thomas, L. Willner |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Children And Minors - School-based Medicaid program Education, Elementary And Secondary - School-based Medicaid program, requirements Education, Finance - School-based Medicaid, billing requirements Health And Medical Services - School-based Medicaid program Medicaid - School-based healthcare services, billing requirements Nurses - School nurses, preventative dental service training, eligibility Nurses - School nurses, school-based Medicaid program State Agencies - Department for Public Health, school nurse training, eligibility |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | S. Riley |
| Summary | Replace reference to "dental" services with "oral health" services; establish that preventative oral health services provided in a school-based setting shall be limited to services within the scope of practice for school nurses; require that preventative oral health services provided in a school-based setting be provided in accordance with protocols developed by the Department for Public Health; establish that this Act does not modify or supersede school health requirements established in KRS 156.160; exempt schools that utilize federal funds to employ healthcare providers. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary And Secondary - School-based preventative oral health services, provision of Education, Finance - School-based preventative oral health services, provision of Health And Medical Services - School-based preventative oral health services, provision of Health Care Professionals - School-based preventative oral health services, provision of State Agencies - Board of Dentistry, school-based preventative oral health services State Agencies - Department for Public Health, school-based preventative oral health services, provision of |
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