26RS HB 583

Actions

Last Action	02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1429
Sponsors	S. Riley, R. Duvall, K. Jackson, S. Lewis, S. McPherson, J. Payne
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.
Index Headings of Original Version	Children And Minors - School-based Medicaid program Education, Elementary And Secondary - School-based Medicaid program, requirements Education, Finance - School-based Medicaid, billing requirements Health And Medical Services - School-based Medicaid program Medicaid - School-based healthcare services, billing requirements Nurses - School nurses, preventative dental service training, eligibility Nurses - School nurses, school-based Medicaid program State Agencies - Department for Public Health, school nurse training, eligibility