House Bill 738

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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

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03/01/22
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)


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