Kentucky House Bill 296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-02 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services or managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits, to comply with coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; make conforming amendments; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2022.

AN ACT relating to coverage for the care of children.

Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Tina Bojanowski [D]	Rep. Kelly Flood [D]
Rep. Derrick Graham [D]	Rep. Angie Hatton [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]
Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]	Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]
Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-02	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb296.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb296/orig_bill.pdf