| Last Action | 02/13/26: to Health Services (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1429 |
| Sponsors | S. Riley, R. Duvall, V. Grossl, K. Jackson, S. Lewis, S. McPherson, J. Payne, W. Thomas |
| 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 |
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Last updated: 2/17/2026 6:57 PM (EST)