23RS HB 283

House Bill 283

Actions

Last Action	02/14/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	921
Sponsors	R. Roberts, G. Brown Jr., 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 FDA-approved prescription drugs for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require a self-insured employer group health plan provided by a state postsecondary education institution to its employees, Medicaid, and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the new section on postpartum mood disorder coverage; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued on or after the effective date of the section; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured group employer plan, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Prescription drugs, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement, January 1, 2024 Insurance, Health - Prescription drugs, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement Mental Health - Postpartum mood disorders, prescription drugs, coverage requirement Reproductive Issues - Postpartum mood disorders, prescription drugs, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, prescription drugs, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement Women - Postpartum mood disorders, prescription drugs, coverage requirement Medicaid - Prescription drugs, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement Children and Minors - KCHIP, prescription drugs, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement