Kentucky House Bill 493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-28 - to Banking & Insurance (H)
Pending: House Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304, relating to health benefit plans, to require coverage for infertility treatment; prohibit insurers from denying coverage for services which would otherwise be covered services solely because the services may result in infertility; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to promulgate administrative regulations to establish guidelines and standards for the coverage required; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to require the State Board of Medical Licensure to promulgate administrative regulations to establish guidelines and standards for the provision of infertility services; amend KRS 18A-225 to require infertility coverage for the state employee health plan; amend KRS 205.560 to include infertility treatment in the scope of care for the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.

AN ACT relating to infertility treatment coverage.

Rep. Daniel Elliott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-28	House	to Banking & Insurance (H)
2018-02-26	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB493.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB493/bill.pdf