22RS HB 183

House Bill 183

Actions

Last Action	01/04/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for injectable epinephrine devices.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	378
Sponsors	C. Stevenson, P. Minter, J. Raymond
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover injectable epinephrine devices for persons 18 years of age and under; provide that the coverage shall not be subject to cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with the 18-and-under injectable epinephrine device coverage requirement; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured group plans, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement, January 1, 2023 Insurance, Health - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement State Agencies - CHFS, KCHIP, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement State Employees - State employee health plan, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Medicaid - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Children and Minors - Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement