26RS HB 178

House Bill 178

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Last Action	01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Health Mandate Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	122
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to define "psychiatric collaborative care model"; require the commissioner of insurance to promulgate and maintain an administrative regulation to list alterations and additions to relevant billing codes; require health benefit plans that provide coverage for treatment of a mental health condition to provide reimbursement for those benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model; authorize insurers to deny any benefit billed under a covered billing code on grounds of medical necessity if certain conditions are met; apply requirement to health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Department of Insurance to seek a federal waiver if cost defrayal is determined.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health Benefit Plan Mandate - Psychiatric collaborative care model, reimbursement requirement Local Mandate - Psychiatric collaborative care model, reimbursement requirement Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department of Insurance, psychiatric collaborative care model, billing codes Federal Laws And Regulations - Psychiatric collaborative care model, Department of Insurance, federal waiver Health And Medical Services - Psychiatric collaborative care model, reimbursement requirement Insurance, Health - Psychiatric collaborative care model, reimbursement requirement Mental Health - Psychiatric collaborative care model, reimbursement requirement