HB 689 KY

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Amend KRS 205.6412 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to seek authorization from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a state-directed payment for physician and nonphysician professional services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary by a qualifying hospital's affiliated physician groups or physicians and other professionals employed or contracted by the qualified hospital; require the Department of Medicaid Services to direct Medicaid managed care organizations to issue payments back to January 1, 2026, upon federal approval; RETROACTIVE.

• A. Neighbors Republican · primary
• K. Banta Republican · primary
• G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary
• B. Chester-Burton Democratic · primary
• M. Clines Republican · primary
• S. Dietz Republican · primary
• R. Duvall Republican · primary
• K. Jackson Republican · primary
• DJ Johnson Republican · primary
• K. King Republican · primary
• S. Lewis Republican · primary
• S. McPherson Republican · primary
• M. Meredith Republican · primary
• K. Moser Republican · primary
• S. Riley Republican · primary

1. Feb 20, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 20, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 27, 2026 to Health Services (H) · lower
4. Mar 5, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
5. Mar 6, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Mar 16, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · lower
7. Mar 17, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 18 2026 · lower
8. Mar 18, 2026 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Floor Amendment (1) · lower
9. Mar 19, 2026 received in Senate · upper
10. Mar 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Mar 24, 2026 to Health Services (S) · upper
12. Mar 25, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
13. Mar 26, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
14. Mar 26, 2026 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 · lower
15. Mar 31, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
16. Mar 31, 2026 received in House · lower
17. Mar 31, 2026 to Rules (H) · lower
18. Mar 31, 2026 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
19. Mar 31, 2026 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) · lower
20. Mar 31, 2026 passed 90-1 · lower
21. Apr 1, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
22. Apr 1, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
23. Apr 1, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
24. Apr 13, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117) · lower