21RS HB 295

House Bill 295

Actions

Last Action	02/02/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1364
Sponsors	R. Roberts, T. Bojanowski, K. Flood, D. Graham, A. Hatton, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond, A. Scott, C. Stevenson, P. Stevenson, L. Willner
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for counseling interventions for pregnant and postpartum persons at increased risk of perinatal depression, including persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits to comply with the new coverage requirement in Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the new coverage requirement in Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the new coverage requirement in Section 1 of the Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2022.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Delayed - Perinatal depression, coverage requirement, January 1, 2022 Insurance, Health - Counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement Mental Health - Counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement Women - Counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement Medicaid - Counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement Children and Minors - KCHIP, counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement