25RS HB 154

House Bill 154

Actions

Last Action	01/09/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to gender transition services.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	87
Sponsors	J. Calloway, C. Massaroni
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms;prohibit health care providers from accepting payment or reimbursement for gender transition services from a state or local government or Medicare, except when specific conditions exist; require licensing or certifying agencies to revoke a health care provider's license for a violation; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 and Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304, and amend KRS 18A.225, 164.2871, and 304.17C-125 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), state or local government health plans and limited health service benefit plans, health plans and limited health service benefit plans that provide Medicare benefits that are publicly funded or subsidized, the state employee health plan, and state postsecondary education institution self-insured health plans to comply with the prohibition on payment or coverage for gender transition services; state findings of the General Assembly relating to the purpose of the Act; apply certain provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Insurance, Health - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Licensing - Gender transition services, prohibited payment, health care license revocation Mental Health - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Physicians and Practitioners - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Public Medical Assistance - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Medicaid - Gender transition services, payment or coverage, prohibition Children and Minors - Gender transition services, KCHIP payment or coverage, prohibition Local Mandate - Gender transition services, KCHIP payment or coverage, prohibition