| Last Action | 01/29/26: 2nd reading, to Rules |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coverage for feeding or eating disorders. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Actuarial Analysis
Health Mandate Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Impact Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 467 |
| Sponsors | K. Fleming, L. Willner |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of feeding or eating disorders; prohibit insurers from using certain standards, including body mass index, to deny, limit, or restrict coverage; authorize insurers to consider certain factors 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, 304.38A-115, 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health services benefit plans, limited health service organizations, 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 coverage requirements for feeding or eating disorders; provide that various sections apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
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 Employees - Health plan, feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Actuarial Analysis - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Local Mandate - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Children And Minors - KCHIP, feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Education, Higher - Self-insured group health plan, feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Effective Dates, Delayed - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements, January 1, 2027 Federal Laws And Regulations - Medicaid and KCHIP, federal approval, feeding or eating disorders coverage Insurance, Health - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Medicaid - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Mental Health - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| 01/07/26 |
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| 01/14/26 |
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| 01/28/26 |
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| 01/29/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| 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 provide that weight standards shall not be sole reason for denying, limiting, or restricting feeding or eating disorder coverage. |
| Index Headings |
Insurance, Health - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements Mental Health - Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements |
Last updated: 1/29/2026 5:15 PM (EST)