24RS HB 290

House Bill 290

Actions

Last Action	01/17/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for substance use disorder.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Health Mandate Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	862
Sponsors	J. Raymond, T. Bojanowski, G. Brown Jr., D. Grossberg, K. Herron, P. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require certain health insurance policies, plans, certificates, and contracts to provide coverage for comprehensive supervised substance use disorder treatment; create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 and amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, the state employee health plan, and state postsecondary institution self-insured employer group health plans to comply with the coverage requirement; apply provisions to policies, plans, certificates, and contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; provide that the Act may be cited as Braxton's Law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Health Benefit Mandate - Subsrtance use disorder treatment, coverage Education, Higher - Self-insured employer plan, substance use disorder, coverage Health and Medical Services - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Insurance, Health - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Alcoholism - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Opioids - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage, January 1, 2025 Short Titles and Popular Names - Braxton's Law Actuarial Analysis - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement