| Last Action | 02/21/25: to Banking & Insurance (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coverage for substance use disorder. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
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Actuarial Analysis
Health Mandate State Employee Health Plan Impact |
| Bill Request Number | 1358 |
| Sponsor | S. Stalker |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require certain health plans to provide coverage for comprehensive supervised substance use disorder treatment; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to require limited health services benefit plans, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with the coverage requirement; provide that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as Braxton's Law; provide that various sections apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Actuarial Analysis - Health plan, substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Local Mandate - Health plan, substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Health plan, substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Education, Higher - Self-insured employer plan, substance use disorder, coverage Effective Dates, Delayed - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage, January 1, 2026 Health and Medical Services - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Insurance, Health - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement State Employees - Health plan, substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Substance Abuse - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Alcoholism - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement Short Titles and Popular Names - Braxton's Law Opioids - Substance use disorder treatment, coverage requirement |
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Last updated: 2/21/2025 4:29 PM (EST)