House Bill 68

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Last Action 01/03/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title AN ACT relating to coverage for injectable epinephrine devices.
Bill Documents Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Health Mandate
Bill Request Number 112
Sponsors C. Stevenson, C. Aull, G. Brown Jr., D. Grossberg, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover injectable epinephrine devices for persons 18 years of age and under; provide that the coverage shall not be subject to cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the 18-and-under injectable epinephrine device coverage requirement; apply to health benefit plans issued on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
Index Headings of Original Version Health Benefit Mandate - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
Drugs and Medicines - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plans, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
Effective Dates, Delayed - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement, January 1, 2024
Health and Medical Services - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
Insurance, Health - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
State Agencies - CHFS, KCHIP, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
State Employees - State employee health plan, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
Medicaid - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement
Children and Minors - Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement

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01/03/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)


Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)