Kentucky House Bill 322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-22 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the testing of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in postpartum women; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement for pregnant and postpartum women; make technical amendments; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.

AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection.

Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]

Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-22	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb322.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb322/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/hb322/LM.pdf