Kentucky House Bill 295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-02 - 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 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits to comply with the new coverage requirement in Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the new coverage requirement in Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the new coverage requirement in Section 1 of the Act; 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, 2022.

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

Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]	Rep. Tina Bojanowski [D]	Rep. Kelly Flood [D]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]
Rep. Angie Hatton [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]	Rep. Patti Minter [D]
Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Attica Scott [D]	Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]
Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]	Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-02	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb295.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb295/orig_bill.pdf