| Last Action | 03/02/23: to Banking & Insurance (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coverage for cancer detection. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Health Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 61 |
| Sponsor | D. Frazier Gordon |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require coverage for screenings, tests, and procedures performed for the purpose of detecting cancer that occur prior to diagnosis; create new sections of Subtitles 17C and 38A of KRS Chapter 304 and amend KRS 205.522, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, Medicaid, 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 cancer coverage requirement; provide when various sections apply to health insurance policies, certificates, plans, or contracts; require the Department of Insurance and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain federal waivers under certain circumstances; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2024. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Diseases - Cancer detection, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plan, cancer detection, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Cancer detection, coverage requirement, January 1, 2024 Health and Medical Services - Cancer detection, coverage requirement Insurance, Health - Cancer detection, coverage requirement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Medicaid, cancer detection coverage, waiver State Agencies - Department of Insurance, cancer detection coverage, waiver State Employees - Health plan, cancer detection, coverage requirement Medicaid - Cancer detection, coverage requirement Health Benefit Mandate - Cancer detection, coverage requirement |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)