KY HB95 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-13 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 126)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #7) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to submit a waiver or waiver amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to provide coverage for home telemonitoring services and direct-to-patient telehealth services; define terms; amend KRS 273.443 to permit community action agencies to use federal funds to ensure adequate access to health care; create a new section of KRS 273.410 to 273.453 to require the state administering agency to establish a program to permit telehealth consultation services and require Medicaid coverage; and amend KRS 205.559 to permit state administering agencies to receive Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth consultation services.

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Title

AN ACT relating to telehealth services.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-04-13Housesigned by Governor (Acts, ch. 126)
2016-04-01Housedelivered to Governor
2016-04-01Houseenrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2016-04-01Housepassed 82-0
2016-04-01HouseHouse concurred in Senate Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title)
2016-04-01Houseposted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title)
2016-04-01Houseto Rules (H)
2016-04-01Housereceived in House
2016-04-01Senate3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2016-04-01Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, April 1, 2016
2016-04-01Senatefloor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2016-03-29Senatereported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title)
2016-03-28Senatereturned to Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-28Senate1st reading
2016-03-28Senatetaken from Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-23Senateto Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-21Senatereceived in Senate
2016-03-18House3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (5)
2016-03-14Housefloor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
2016-03-10Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2016
2016-03-04Housefloor amendments (1) and (4) filed to Bill, (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
2016-03-04House2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-03Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-01-06Houseposted in committee
2016-01-05Houseto Health & Welfare (H)
2016-01-05Houseintroduced in House
2015-11-30HousePrefiled by the sponsor(s).

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