Kentucky House Bill 768

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-26 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the treatment of plagiocephaly; prohibit certain restrictions on coverage for the treatment of plagiocephaly; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for cranial banding when prescribed by a health care provider; prohibit certain restrictions on coverage for cranial banding; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), self-insured employer plans offered by state postsecondary education institutions, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for the treatment of plagiocephaly and cranial banding; apply provisions to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.

AN ACT relating to coverage for cranial conditions.

Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-26	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-26	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb768.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb768/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/hb768/LM.pdf