23RS HB 276

House Bill 276

Actions

Last Action	02/14/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to reproductive health care.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	156
Sponsors	N. Kulkarni, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, J. Raymond, L. Willner
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 205.592 to expand Medicaid eligibility to include pregnant women and new mothers up to 12 months postpartum regardless of citizenship or national origin; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a family planning program to provide family planning services and family planning-related services to Medicaid-eligible individuals, including individuals who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid except for their citizenship or national origin; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations and collaborate with multiple divisions, agencies, and other parties to facilitate participation in the family planning program; require a waiver to be requested if it is determined a waiver is needed.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Family planning program and services, prenatal and postnatal services, Medicaid Health and Medical Services - Family planning program and services, prenatal and postnatal services, Medicaid, establishment Public Medical Assistance - Medicaid expansion, citizenship, family planning program and services, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Medicaid Services, family planning program Women - Family planning program and services, prenatal and postnatal services, Medicaid, establishment Medicaid - Medicaid expansion, citizenship, family planning program and services, establishment Immigration - Medicaid expansion, citizenship or national origin, family planning program, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Medicaid Services, family planning program, promulgation