HB 10 KY

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky maternal psychiatry access program, also known as the Kentucky Lifeline for Moms; establish duties and responsibilities of the program; direct that the program shall be operated by the Department for Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health; amend KRS 211.122 to establish that the collaborative panel related to maternal and infant health shall be renamed the Kentucky maternal and infant health collaborative; establish formal membership of the collaborative; require that the collaborative annually review the operations of the new Kentucky maternal psychiatry access program; amend KRS 211.690, related to the Health Access Nurturing Development Services program to require the HANDS program provide information related to lactation consultation, breastfeeding, and safe sleep for babies; establish that the program participants shall participate in the home visitation program through in-person face-to-face methods or through tele-service delivery methods; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for the coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require health benefit plans that provide coverage for dependents to provide coverage for maternity care; amend KRS 304.17A-220 and 194A.099 to conform with the special enrollment requirement; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans to comply with the special enrollment and maternity coverage requirements; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid coverage of maternity services; amend KRS 205.592 to allow Medicaid income limit for certain women and children to be increased under certain circumstances; amend KRS 205.6485 to require Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program to provide maternity coverage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for lactation consultation and breastfeeding equipment; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver if potential cost defrayment or loss of federal funds is identified; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study doula certification programs nationally; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.

• K. Moser Republican · primary
• N. Tate Republican · primary
• K. Banta Republican · primary
• D. Bentley · primary
• T. Bojanowski Democratic · primary
• K. Bratcher · primary
• E. Callaway Republican · primary
• J. Decker Republican · primary
• S. Dietz Republican · primary
• R. Duvall Republican · primary
• D. Elliott Republican · primary
• K. Fleming Republican · primary
• M. Hart Republican · primary
• M. Imes Republican · primary
• K. King Republican · primary
• A. Neighbors Republican · primary
• R. Palumbo · primary
• R. Raymer Republican · primary
• T. Smith Republican · primary
• W. Thomas Republican · primary
• K. Timoney · primary
• T. Truett Republican · primary
• L. Willner Democratic · primary
• N. Wilson Republican · primary
• S. Witten Republican · primary

1. Jan 17, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 17, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 24, 2024 to Health Services (H) · lower
4. Feb 8, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 9, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 9, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
7. Feb 28, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 29, 2024 · lower
8. Mar 5, 2024 3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
9. Mar 6, 2024 received in Senate · upper
10. Mar 6, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Mar 11, 2024 to Health Services (S) · upper
12. Mar 22, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
13. Mar 22, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
14. Mar 25, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
15. Mar 26, 2024 Floor Amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
16. Mar 27, 2024 floor amendment (4) filed · lower
17. Mar 27, 2024 floor amendment (5) filed · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF