24RS HB 556

House Bill 556

Actions

Last Action	02/15/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for injectable epinephrine devices.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1646
Sponsor	C. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover injectable epinephrine devices for persons 18 years of age or younger; provide that the coverage shall not be subject to cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485,164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the 18-and-under injectable epinephrine device coverage requirement; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Actuarial Analysis - Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Local Mandate - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Drugs and Medicines - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured group plans, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement, January 1, 2025 Insurance, Health - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Medicaid - Injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Children and Minors - Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, injectable epinephrine devices, coverage requirement