House Bill 98

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 02/24/22: floor amendment (1) filed
Title AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection testing and treatment in pregnant women.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 372
Sponsors C. Stevenson, J. Jenkins, R. Palumbo, S. Westrom
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for testing and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, Medicaid, KCHIP, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement; 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 Diseases - Hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage requirement
Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage
Effective Dates, Delayed - Hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage requirement, January 1, 2023
Insurance, Health - Hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage requirement
State Agencies - Employee health insurance, hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage requirement
Medicaid - Hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage requirement
Children and Minors - KCHIP, hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, coverage requirement
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1

Actions

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12/03/21
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/04/22
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/24/22
  • floor amendment (1) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor C. Stevenson
Summary Limit coverage requirement for treatment of hepatitis C virus infection to postpartum women.
Index Headings Children and Minors - KCHIP, hepatitis C virus infection, treatment, coverage requirement
Diseases - Hepatitis C virus infection, treatment, insurance coverage requirement
Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, Hepatitis C virus infection, treatment, coverage
Insurance, Health - Hepatitis C virus infection, treatment, coverage requirement
Medicaid - Hepatitis C virus infection, treatment, coverage requirement
State Employees - Health plan, coverage requirement, hepatitis C virus infection, treatment

Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)