Kentucky
General Assembly

12/04/14	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/06/15	introduced in House to Banking & Insurance (H)
01/08/15	reassigned to Health & Welfare (H)
02/03/15	posted in committee
02/05/15	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/06/15	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 9, 2015
02/09/15	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute 3rd reading, passed 66-30 with Committee Substitute
02/10/15	received in Senate
02/12/15	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/04/15	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/09/15	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/10/15	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3rd reading, passed 34-2 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (1) received in House
03/11/15	to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (1) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (1) Bill passed 74-25 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
03/23/15	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 56)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Health Mandate
Summary	Amend KRS 304.17A-257 to require that health benefit plans cover complete colorectal cancer screening; delete language related to the billing code or other procedure performed in the same clinical encounter and as part of ongoing prevention.
Index Headings	Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Diseases - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Effective Dates, Delayed - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Insurance, Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Physicians and Practitioners - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Public Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Aged Persons and Aging - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Benvenuti III
Summary	Retain original provisions of the bill; add new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require that the state health benefit plan cover colorectal cancer screening regardless of the billing code or other procedure performed in the same clinical encounter and as part of ongoing prevention; make effective two years after the Governor certifies by executive order that 51 percent of all county governments have enacted a smoking ban policy that is substantially similar to the smoking ban policy in Sections 1 to 6.
Index Headings	Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Diseases - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Effective Dates, Delayed - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Insurance, Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Physicians and Practitioners - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Public Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Aged Persons and Aging - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Health Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions, except include language establishing requirements for cost savings demonstration projects for the state employee health plan and the state Medicaid plan.
Index Headings	Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Diseases - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Effective Dates, Delayed - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Insurance, Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Physicians and Practitioners - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Public Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Aged Persons and Aging - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Diseases - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Effective Dates, Delayed - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Insurance, Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Physicians and Practitioners - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Public Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Aged Persons and Aging - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary	Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 315 to specify that the requirements for licensure reciprocity with contiguous states, including but not limited to the requirement for a physical location, be substantially similar to Kentucky's requirements; allow an operator from a state that does not have licensure requirements to indicate by affidavit that he or she understands and will follow Kentucky laws, and that the contiguous state grants the same privileges to Kentucky providers; require that the two representatives of the home medical equipment and services profession serving on the advisory board be licensed under KRS 315.514; exempt specialized equipment providers from licensure reciprocity if Kentucky does not provide that equipment.
Index Headings	Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Diseases - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Effective Dates, Delayed - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Insurance, Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Physicians and Practitioners - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Public Health - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Health Benefit Mandate - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers Aged Persons and Aging - Colon cancer screening, eliminate barriers