26RS HB 752

House Bill 752

Actions

Last Action	02/25/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to blood donation.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Health Mandate Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Impact
Bill Request Number	2100
Sponsor	C. Massaroni
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 214.450 to define "autologous donation," "directed donation," and "informed consent"; create a new section of KRS 214.450 to 214.466 to establish an individual's right to select a willing blood donor; establish related prohibitions for blood establishments, health facilities, health services, and health care providers; establish related requirements for blood establishments and health care facilities; prohibit misrepresentation of the availability, safety, or legality of directed or autologous donations; establish protections for physicians who facilitate directed or autologous donations; establish penalty for violations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a reporting mechanism to report obstructions to directed or autologous donations, complete investigations within 60 days, and promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce reporting; permit emergency transfusions with consent and provide exemption from liability; permit an individual to bring a civil action for violations of individual rights to directed or autologous donations; amend KRS 214.452, 214.456, and 214.990 to conform and make technical corrections; create a new section of Subchapter 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require all health benefit plans to cover any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid coverage of any autologous or a directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 18A.225 to require state health benefit plans coverage of any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; apply coverage mandates to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; provide that sections of the Act may be cited as the Medical Autonomy and Directed Donation Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes as required under KRS 205.5372(1); include provisions for cost defrayal requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Index Headings of Original Version	Medicaid - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage Physicians - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, provision Public Health - Blood donations, donations Short Titles And Popular Names - Medical Autonomy and Directed Donation Act State Agencies - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, autologous and directed blood, enforcement Actuarial Analysis - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage Local Mandate - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, autologous and directed blood, enforcement Civil Rights - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, donation Drugs And Medicines - Blood donations, donations Effective Dates, Delayed - Autologous and directed blood transfusion coverage, January 1, 2027 Emergency Medical Services - Blood donations, donations Fees - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, autologous and directed blood, enforcement Health And Medical Services - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, coverage Health And Medical Services - Blood donations, donations Health Care Professionals - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, provision Hospitals And Health Facilities - Autologous and directed blood transfusion, provision