Last Action | 02/01/22: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy. |
Bill Documents | Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 179 |
Sponsors | R. Roberts, J. Raymond |
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 164.2871 to require self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid benefits to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; 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, 2023. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage Effective Dates, Delayed - Perinatal depression, coverage requirement, January 1, 2023 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 |
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Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)