Kentucky House Bill 276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-14 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 205.592 to expand Medicaid eligibility to include pregnant women and new mothers up to 12 months postpartum regardless of citizenship or national origin; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a family planning program to provide family planning services and family planning-related services to Medicaid-eligible individuals, including individuals who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid except for their citizenship or national origin; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations and collaborate with multiple divisions, agencies, and other parties to facilitate participation in the family planning program; require a waiver to be requested if it is determined a waiver is needed.

AN ACT relating to reproductive health care.

Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]
Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-14	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-14	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb276.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb276/orig_bill.pdf