26RS HB 726

House Bill 726

Actions

Last Action	02/24/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to telehealth coverage.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1859
Sponsors	K. Holloway, S. Rudy
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 304.17A-138 to make technical corrections; provide that health benefit plans may require a telehealth provider to be licensed in Kentucky, or as allowed under the standards and provisions of a recognized interstate compact, in order to receive reimbursement for telehealth services; provide a construction clause relating to coverage or reimbursement to out-of-network providers; require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with telehealth coverage requirements; provide that telehealth coverage requirements for state postsecondary education institutions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after effective date of Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Higher - Self-insured employer group health plan, telehealth coverage, requirement Health And Medical Services - Telehealth, coverage for out-of-state providers, authorization Health Care Professionals - Telehealth, coverage for out-of-state providers, authorization Insurance, Health - Telehealth, coverage for out-of-state providers, authorization Licensing - Telehealth, coverage for out-of-state providers, authorization Technical Corrections - Health benefit plans, telehealth coverage Technology - Telehealth, coverage for out-of-state providers, authorization