24RS HB 415

House Bill 415

Actions

Last Action	01/30/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for the care of children.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Health Mandate Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1463
Sponsors	P. Stevenson, B. Chester-Burton, J. Raymond, C. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, 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 coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; make technical amendments; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, formula, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment, January 1, 2025 Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for formulas, January 1, 2025 Insurance, Health - Breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Insurance, Health - Formulas, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, formulas, coverage requirement Technical Corrections - Medicaid and KCHIP Women - Breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Medicaid - Breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Medicaid - Formulas, coverage requirement Children and Minors - Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, formulas, coverage requirement Actuarial Analysis - Health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Local Mandate - Health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement Health Benefit Mandate - Health plan, breastfeeding support and equipment, coverage requirement