25RS HB 236

House Bill 236

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Last Action	02/04/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to coverage for epinephrine devices.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Health Mandate Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Impact
Bill Request Number	499
Sponsors	A. Moore, E. Hancock, C. Aull, A. Camuel, A. Donworth, J. Watkins, L. Willner
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover epinephrine devices for covered persons; limit a covered person's cost-sharing amount to $100 annually; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exempt the epinephrine device coverage requirement from being suspended under state law due to the triggering of federal cost defrayment 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 epinephrine device coverage requirement; provide that various sections apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; require the Department of Insurance to determine whether the epinephrine devices coverage requirement would be in addition to essential health benefits required under federal law; require the Department of Insurance to obtain federal approval, if necessary; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary, and comply with notice requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured group plans, epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Effective Dates, Delayed - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement, January 1, 2026 Insurance, Health - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Medicaid and KCHIP, federal approval and notice requirement State Agencies - Department for Medicaid Services, Medicaid and KCHIP, federal approval and notice requirement State Agencies - Department of Insurance, epinephrine devices, federal approval State Employees - Health plan, epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Medicaid - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Children and Minors - KCHIP, epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Actuarial Analysis - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement Local Mandate - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement