Kentucky
General Assembly

02/04/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/06/25	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
02/18/25	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) reassigned to Health Services (S)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025
03/05/25	3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/11/25	to Health Services (H)
03/12/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Health Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 State Employee Health Plan Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete coverage requirement for hearing aids and related services for adults; require the minimum coverage amount per hearing aid to be at least $2,500; require the commissioner to consult with the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing when establishing a minimum coverage amount per hearing aid; modify the amount that an insured may pay for a higher priced hearing aid; establish network adequacy requirements relating to pediatric audiologists.
Index Headings	Actuarial Analysis - Hearing aids, coverage requirements Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Health plan, network adequacy, pediatric audiologists, requirements Local Mandate - Hearing aids, coverage requirements State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Health plan, network adequacy, pediatric audiologists, requirements Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plan, network adequacy, pediatric audiologists, requirements Health and Medical Services - Hearing aids, coverage requirements Insurance, Health - Hearing aids, coverage requirements Insurance, Health - Network adequacy, pediatric audiologists, requirements State Agencies - Department of Insurance, commissioner, hearing aids, coverage, administrative regulation State Employees - Health plan, hearing aids, coverage requirements State Employees - Health plan, network adequacy, pediatric audiologists, requirements Medicaid - Hearing aids, coverage requirements Medicaid - Network adequacy, pediatric audiologists, requirements Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Commissioner, Department of Insurance, coverage for hearing aids, consultation Children and Minors - Hearing aids, coverage requirements Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, consultation, hearing aid coverage minimum

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1 Health Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 State Employee Health Plan Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except limit the definition of "hearing aid" to prescription hearing aids; define "pediatric audiologist"; make technical corrections; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for eating or feeding disorder treatment; prohibit health plans from using certain standards, including body mass index, when determining medical necessity or the appropriate level of care for an individual diagnosed with a feeding or eating disorder; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health services benefit plans, Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the prohibition from using certain standards when determining medical necessity and the coverage requirement for eating or feeding disorder treatment; provide that various sections apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; require the Department for Medicaid Services or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary, and comply with notice requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Index Headings	Actuarial Analysis - Health plan, hearing loss and feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Local Mandate - Health plan, hearing loss and feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Health plan, hearing loss and feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Health plan, hearing loss and feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plan, feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plan, hearing loss, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements, effective January 1, 2026 Insurance, Health - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Insurance, Health - Hearing loss, coverage requirements Mental Health - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Medicaid and KCHIP, federal approval and notice requirements State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, Medicaid and KCHIP, federal approval and notice requirements State Agencies - Department of Insurance, hearing loss coverage, waiver State Employees - Health plan, feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements State Employees - Health plan, hearing loss, coverage requirements Medicaid - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Medicaid - Hearing loss, coverage requirements

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 93/GA