24RS HB 700

House Bill 700

Actions

Last Action	03/15/24: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the protection of mothers and their children.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1039
Sponsors	J. Nemes, N. Tate, S. Baker, K. Banta, J. Bauman, D. Bentley, K. Bratcher, S. Bratcher, J. Calloway, R. Dotson, D. Fister, P. Flannery, K. Fleming, C. Fugate, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, J. Hodgson, T. Huff, M. Imes, DJ Johnson, B. McCool, S. McPherson, K. Moser, P. Pratt, M. Proctor, W. Thomas, T. Truett, B. Wesley, R. White, S. Witten
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of Subtitle17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require health benefit plans that provide coverage for dependents to provide coverage for maternity care; amend KRS 304.17A-220 and 194A.099 to conform with the special enrollment requirement; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans to comply with the special enrollment and maternity coverage requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to define terms and provide for the payment of coverage premiums to eligible individuals; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid coverage for maternity services; amend KRS 205.592 to allow the Medicaid income limit for certain women and children to be increased under certain circumstances; amend KRS 205.6485 to require Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to provide maternity coverage; amend KRS 164.2847 to provide for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees for a child conceived and born as a result of sexual assault; amend KRS 164.2849 to declare the interests of the Commonwealth in protecting the unborn and supporting a child conceived and born as a result of sexual assault within established parameters; amend KRS 199.011 to define a child conceived and delivered as a result of sexual assault; amend KRS 199.473 to waive certain fees related to adoption proceedings; amend KRS 199.502 to include a conviction for specified criminal acts for an adoption without consent of the biological living parents; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish entitlement to nonrecurring adoption expenses under specified circumstances; amend KRS 199.894 to define terms; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.8996 to establish the Child Care Assistance Program and establish eligibility requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to direct the Cabinet to provide informational material on benefits available to a victim of sexual assault and a child conceived as a result of the sexual assault; amend KRS 216B.400 to establish requirements for receipt of specified benefits related to sexual assault that results in pregnancy; create a new section of KRS Chapter 49 to establish benefits available to a child born as a result of sexual assault; amend KRS 49.310 to conform; amend KRS 625.090 to add a conviction or guilty plea to any degree of rape, sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct as a basis to terminate parental rights; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver if potential cost defrayment or loss of federal funds is identified; provide that the Act may be cited as the Love Them Both Act; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Actuarial Analysis - State postsecondary institution self-insured employer plans, special enrollment period, pregnancy Local Mandate - Maternity care, coverage requirement Crime Victims - Pregnancy, result of sexual assault, benefits provision Crime Victims - Sexual assault, entitlement to benefits, reporting requirement Crime Victims - State postsecondary institution benefits, verification requirement Crimes and Punishments - Sexual assault, pregnancy, victim benefits, provision Crimes and Punishments - Sexual assault, resultant birth of child, victim benefits, provision Education, Higher - State postsecondary institution self-insured employer plans, maternity care, coverage requirement Education, Higher - State postsecondary institution self-insured employer plans, special enrollment period, pregnancy Education, Higher - State postsecondary institution, child born of sexual assault, benefits provision Effective Dates, Delayed - Health care coverage, women and children, January 1, 2025 Insurance, Health - Maternity care, coverage requirement Insurance, Health - Special enrollment period, pregnancy Parental Rights - Child born as result of sexual assault, termination Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Victim of sexual assault, reporting requirement Police, State - Verification for state postsecondary institution benefits, requirement Reproductive Issues - Pregnancy, health insurance, special enrollment period Reproductive Issues - Victim of sexual assault, resultant pregnancy, benefits provision State Employees - Health plan, maternity care, special enrollment period State Employees - Health plan, special enrollment period, pregnancy Women - Maternity care, health insurance coverage, provision Women - Pregnancy, health insurance, special enrollment period Medicaid - Income limit, women and children Children and Minors - Adoption, child born as result of sexual assault, benefits provision Children and Minors - Birth arising from sexual assault, benefits provision Short Titles and Popular Names - Love Them Both Act

02/26/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/15/24	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)