Kentucky House Bill 361 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - to Health and Family Services (H)
Pending: House Health and Family Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 304, Subtitle 17A to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices; amend KRS 304.17A-515 and 304.17A-254 to require health benefit plans to provide access to health care providers that practice in the area of prosthetics and orthotics and professionals that provide prosthetic and orthotic devices and services; amend KRS 18A.225 to require prosthetic and orthotic device coverage for the state employee health plan; amend KRS 205.560 to include prosthetic and orthotic device coverage in the scope of care for the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

AN ACT relating to coverage for prosthetics and orthotics.

Rep. Alan Gentry [D]	Rep. Tina Bojanowski [D]	Rep. Thomas Burch [D]	Rep. McKenzie Cantrell [D]
Rep. Jeffery Donohue [D]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]	Rep. Joe Graviss [D]	Rep. Angie Hatton [D]
Rep. Kathy Hinkle [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]	Rep. Maria Sorolis [D]
Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-14	House	to Health and Family Services (H)
2019-02-13	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb361.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb361/orig_bill.pdf