| Last Action | to Health & Welfare (S) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to emergency departments and declaring an emergency. | 
| Bill Documents | 
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| Impact Statements | Fiscal Note | 
| Bill Request Number | 1186 | 
| Sponsors | R. Alvarado, C. Embry Jr. | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms and require Medicaid managed care organizations to cover and pay for medical screening examinations and emergency medical condition care; requiring in-network hospital reimbursements at negotiated rates and out-of-network hospital reimbursements at published Medicaid fee-for-service rates; require that nonemergency medical condition determinations are made by qualified medical professionals; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 205.6334 and 205.6336 to conform; repeal KRS 205.6310; EMERGENCY. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Fiscal Note - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions  Drugs and Medicines - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Effective Dates, Emergency - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Emergency Medical Services - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Federal Laws and Regulations - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Health and Medical Services - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Public Medical Assistance - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions State Agencies - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Medicaid - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Emergency departments, requiring Medicaid MCO coverage of emergency medical conditions  | 
            
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