| Last Action | 02/21/23: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coverage for the care of children. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Health Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 160 |
| Sponsors | P. Stevenson, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, J. Raymond |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; 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 |
Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, formula, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured group employer health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment, January 1, 2024 Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for formulas, January 1, 2024 Insurance, Health - Breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Insurance, Health - Formulas, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, formulas, coverage requirement Women - Breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Medicaid - Breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Medicaid - Formulas, coverage requirement Children and Minors - Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, formulas, coverage requirement Health Benefit Mandate - Health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)