| Last Action | 02/14/23: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1189 |
| Sponsors | C. Stevenson, J. Raymond |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the testing of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in postpartum 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 for pregnant and postpartum women; 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, 2024. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Diseases - Hepatitis C virus infection, pregnant and postpartum women, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, hepatitis C virus infection, coverage Effective Dates, Delayed - Hepatitis C virus infection, pregnant and postpartum women, coverage requirement, January 1, 2024 Insurance, Health - Hepatitis C virus infection, pregnant and postpartum women, coverage requirement State Agencies - Employee health insurance, hepatitis C virus infection, coverage requirement Medicaid - Hepatitis C virus infection, pregnant and postpartum women, coverage requirement Children and Minors - KCHIP, hepatitis C virus infection, pregnant and postpartum women, coverage requirement |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)