22RS HB 738

House Bill 738

Actions

Last Action	03/01/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to Medicaid ordering, referring, and prescribing providers.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2283
Sponsor	C. Freeland
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish that the Department for Medicaid Services and any Medicaid managed care organization shall not prohibit a Medicaid beneficiary from entering into a direct primary care membership agreement or penalize a Medicaid beneficiary for receiving primary care services under a direct primary care membership agreement; establish that the department and any Medicaid managed care organization shall require a primary care provider who enters into a direct primary care membership agreement with a Medicaid beneficiary to enroll in the state Medicaid program as an ordering, referring, and prescribing provider for screening purposes only; permit the department to promulgate administrative regulations.
Index Headings of Original Version	Nurses - Advanced practice registered nurses, direct primary care agreement, Medicaid Physicians and Practitioners - Physicians, direct primary care agreement, Medicaid Public Medical Assistance - Direct primary care agreement, permit State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, direct primary care agreements Medicaid - Direct primary care agreement, permit Medicaid - Ordering, referring, and prescribing provider type, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Medicaid Services, ordering, referring, and prescribing provider type