24RS HB 617

House Bill 617

Actions

Last Action	02/20/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to behavioral health services.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	2129
Sponsors	K. Moser, S. Bratcher
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 210 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Youth Mobile Crisis Response Program within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; set requirements for mobile crisis response teams; require the cabinet to develop protocols and issue a report to the Interim Joint Committees on Health Services and Families and Children; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; establish the Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Advisory Board; require behavioral health emergency services provided by a mobile crisis response team to be paid for by the state if a youth is uninsured or the services are not covered under his or her insurance plan; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require a health benefit or plan that provides benefits for mental health or substance abuse to provide coverage for behavioral health emergency services; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to cover behavioral health emergency services; amend KRS 205.6485 to require behavioral health emergency services to be covered by the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program; amend KRS 164.2871 to require coverage for behavioral health emergency services under self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; amend KRS 18A.225 to require coverage for behavioral health emergency services under the state employee health plan; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if deemed necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Behavioral health emergency, crisis receiving and stabilization, coverage requirements Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, behavioral health, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, behavioral health emergency services, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for behavioral health emergency services, January 1, 2025 Diseases - Behavioral health emergency, mental health, crisis receiving services, requirements Health and Medical Services - Behavioral health emergency services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, program establishment Insurance, Health - Behavioral health emergency, crisis receiving and stabilization, coverage requirement Mental Disability - Behavioral health emergency, mental health, crisis receiving services, requirements Mental Health - Behavioral health emergency, crisis receiving and stabilization, coverage requirements Public Health - Behavioral health emergency services, crisis receiving and stabilization services, requirements Public Medical Assistance - Behavioral health emergency services, coverage requirements State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Kentucky Youth Mobile Crisis Response program, establishment Medicaid - Behavioral health emergency services, coverage requirements Children and Minors - Behavioral health emergency services, program, mental health services, program establishment Children and Minors - Crisis receiving and stabilization services, crisis response team, program establishment Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Advisory Board, establishment Substance Abuse - Behavioral health emergency services, mental health or substance use disorder, assistance Actuarial Analysis - Behavioral health emergency, mental health, crisis receiving services, requirements