Kentucky House Bill 413 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-01 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for counseling interventions for pregnant and postpartum persons at increased risk of perinatal depression, including persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; amend KRS 164.2871 to require self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid benefits to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; 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, 2023.

AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy.

Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]

Rep. Josie Raymond [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-02-01	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb413.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb413/orig_bill.pdf