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HB 97 (BR 503) - C. Geveden
AN ACT relating to reorganization.
Amend KRS 12.020 to create the Office of Public Employee Health Insurance within the Personnel Cabinet; amend KRS 18A.025 to remove Health Insurance and the Flexible Benefit Plan from the Division of Employee Benefits within the Department for Employee Relations and place them under the jurisdiction of the newly created Office of Public Employee Health Insurance; confirm Executive Order 2000-1316.
HB 97 - AMENDMENTS
HCS - Retain original provisions of the bill except delete the reference of Kentucky Kare being within the Office of the Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet.
HFA (1/Title, J. Vincent) - Make title amendment.
HFA (2, J. Vincent) - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require the Office of Public Employee Health Insurance to promulgate an administrative regulation that provides if there is only one health plan available in the county, the office shall rebid every 30 days until at least two (2) plans are available.
HFA (3/Title, J. Vincent) - Make title amendment.
HFA (4, J. Vincent) - Retain original provisions and add a new section to amend KRS 18A.225 to permit the Personnel Cabinet to declare an emergency when only 1 health plan is available in a county and the health insurance company fails to maintain at least 60% of its specialty physicians after the open enrollment period, require the cabinet to notify the Governor, Legislative Research Commission, and the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and permit the Personnel Cabinet to negotiate and contract with other providers without meeting the requirements of KRS Chapter 45A; specify this provision applies to calendar year 2001 only.
HFA (5/Title, J. Vincent) - Make title amendment.
HFA (6, J. Vincent) - Retain original provisions and add a new section to amend KRS 18A.225 to permit the Finance and Administration Cabinet to declare an emergency when only 1 health plan is available in a county and the health insurance company fails to maintain at least 65% of its specialty physicians after the open enrollment period; require the cabinet to notify the Governor, Legislative Research Commission, and the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet and permit the cabinet to negotiate and contract with other providers without meeting the requirements of KRS Chapter 45A; specify this provision applies to calendar year 2001 only; EMERGENCY.
Jan 4-introduced in House
Jan 5-to State Government (H)
Feb 6-posting waived
Feb 7-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
Feb 8-2nd reading, to Rules
Feb 9-floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Feb 12-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 13, 2001; floor amendment (3-title) filed
Feb 16-floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
Feb 19-floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (5-title) filed to bill
Feb 20-3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (5-title) and (6)
Feb 21-received in Senate
Feb 23-to State and Local Government (S)
Mar 1-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
Mar 2-2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 5-posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2001
Mar 6-3rd reading, passed 38-0
Mar 7-received in House; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer, delivered to Governor
Mar 15-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 70)
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