| Last Action | 04/04/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 69) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coverage for the treatment of stuttering. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Actuarial Analysis
Health Mandate Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 199 |
| Sponsors | W. Westerfield, R. Thomas |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 18A.225, 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 304.17C-125 to require limited health service benefit plans, 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 speech therapy coverage requirement and to make technical amendments; creates a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health insurance coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering; provides that various sections apply to health insurance policies, certificates, plans, or contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; establishes the construction of Section 1 for purposes of federal law and requires state officials to comply; and requires the Department of Insurance and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval, if necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025. |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health insurance coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, 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 speech therapy coverage requirement and to make technical amendments; provide that various sections apply to health insurance policies, certificates, plans, or contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; establish the construction of Section 1 for purposes of federal law and require state officials to comply; require the Department of Insurance and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval, if necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Higher - State postsecondary educational institution self-insured group health plan, coverage for stuttering Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, January 1, 2025 Federal Laws and Regulations - Coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, construction under federal law Health and Medical Services - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage Insurance, Health - Coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering Public Medical Assistance - Medicaid and KCHIP, coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Medicaid and KCHIP, coverage for speech therapy, waiver State Agencies - Department of Insurance, coverage for speech therapy, federal cost defrayment, waiver State Employees - Health plan, coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering Technical Corrections - Medicaid and KCHIP coverage requirements, technical amendments Medicaid - Coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering Children and Minors - KCHIP, coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering Actuarial Analysis - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage Health Benefit Mandate - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage Local Mandate - State postsecondary educational institution self-insured group health plan, coverage for stuttering |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1
Health Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except suspend application of any coverage requirement to a qualified health plan if the requirement would result in the state being required to make cost defrayal payments under federal law; require the Department of Insurance to identify if any requirement is in addition to the essential health benefits required under federal law; establish requirements for any waiver application made by the Department of Insurance. |
| Index Headings |
Federal Laws and Regulations - Coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, construction under federal law Health and Medical Services - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage Insurance, Health - Coverage for speech therapy, treatment for stuttering State Agencies - Department of Insurance, coverage for speech therapy, federal cost defrayment, waiver Actuarial Analysis - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage Health Benefit Mandate - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage Local Mandate - Speech therapy, treatment for stuttering, coverage |
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