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Senate Bill 42

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Last Action	03/22/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 48)
Title	AN ACT relating to the state employee health plan.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 48 Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	440
Sponsor	S. Meredith
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 18A.2258 to require the secretary of the Finance Cabinet to contract with an independent entity to monitor all Public Employee Health Insurance health care service benefit claims; allow the contract to include pharmacy benefits claims monitoring if used in lieu of the contract to monitor pharmacy benefit claims; exclude health care benefits for Medicare eligible retirees from the purview of the monitoring entity.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health and Medical Services - Benefit claims, independent monitoring State Agencies - Finance and Administration Cabinet, health care benefit claims, independent monitoring State Employees - Health care benefit claims, independent monitoring Reports Mandated - Health care benefit claims, independent monitoring
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/05/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/07/23	to State & Local Government (S)
02/22/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/23/23	2nd reading, to Rules
03/01/23	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023
03/02/23	3rd reading, passed 31-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/03/23	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/07/23	to State Government (H)
03/09/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/10/23	2nd reading, to Rules
03/16/23	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 89-0 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/22/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 48)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 18A.2258 to require that by December 31, 2023, the secretary of the Finance Cabinet contract with an additional independent entity to monitor all Public Employee Health Insurance health care service benefit claims; remove the provision allowing for a combined contract for monitoring pharmacy benefit and health care service claims; require the first quarterly report monitoring health care service benefit claims be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by April 30, 2024.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Benefit claims, independent monitoring State Agencies - Finance and Administration Cabinet, health care benefit claims, independent monitoring State Employees - Health care benefit claims, independent monitoring Reports Mandated - Health care benefit claims, independent monitoring Reports Mandated - Pharmacy benefit claims, independent monitoring

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