26RS HB 689

Actions

Last Action	02/20/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2051
Sponsor	A. Neighbors
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 205.6412 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to seek authorization from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a state-directed payment for physician and nonphysician professional services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary by a qualifying hospital's affiliated physician groups or physicians and other professionals employed or contracted by the qualified hospital; require the Department of Medicaid Services to direct Medicaid managed care organizations to issue payments back to January 1, 2026, upon federal approval; RETROACTIVE.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health Care Professionals - Medicaid state-directed payment, physician and nonphysician professional services, requirement Hospitals And Health Facilities - Medicaid state-directed payment, physician and nonphysician professional services, requirement Medicaid - State-directed payment program, physician and nonphysician professional services, requirement Physicians - Medicaid state-directed payment, physician and nonphysician professional services, requirement Retroactive Legislation - Medicaid state-directed payment, physician and nonphysician professional services, requirement