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House Bill 154

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/16/23: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Title AN ACT relating to assignment of benefits for dental services.
Bill Documents Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Health Mandate
Bill Request Number 820
Sponsors D. Lewis, R. Duvall, S. Lewis, M. Lockett, M. Pollock, B. Reed, R. Webber
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS 304.17C-130 to 304.17C-138 to establish requirements for insurers of dental benefit plans relating to assignment of benefits; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers providing coverage for dental services to honor assignments; require providers to comply with assignment provisions; amend KRS 304.14-250, 304.17-130, and 304.18-090 to conform; direct that provisions apply to policies, plan, and contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Health and Medical Services - Dental services, insurance, assignment of benefits
Insurance, Health - Dental services, assignment of benefits
Physicians and Practitioners - Dentists, insurance, assignment of benefits
Health Benefit Mandate - Dental services, insurance, assignment of benefits
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2

Actions

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02/07/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/22/23
  • to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/08/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  • floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
03/09/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
03/16/23
  • taken from the Orders of the Day
  • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Frazier Gordon
Summary Create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers providing coverage under a hearing benefit plan to honor assignments to a hearing services provider in accordance with the requirements for assignments of dental services; amend new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers providing coverage for hearing services to honor assignments to a hearing services provider in accordance with the requirements for assignments of dental services; require hearing services providers to comply with assignment provisions; make conforming amendments to KRS 304.14-250, 304.17-130, and 304.18-090.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Hearing services, insurance, assignment of benefits
Insurance, Health - Hearing services, assignment of benefits
Physicians and Practitioners - Hearing services providers, insurance, assignment of benefits

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor D. Frazier Gordon
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - HB 154

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