Kentucky House Bill 50 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-5)
Status: Passed on March 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-12 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 304.17A-660 to define "classification of benefits" and "nonquantitative treatment limitation"; amend KRS 304.17A-661 to modify mental health parity requirements; require parity coverage for nonquantitative treatment limitations and medical necessity criteria; require compliance with nonquantitative treatment limitations set forth in federal law; require insurers to submit annual reports relating to the insurer's compliance with mental health parity requirements; amend KRS 304.17A-669 to remove exemptions; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022.

AN ACT relating to mental health parity.

Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]	Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon [R]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]	Rep. Tina Bojanowski [D]
Rep. Adam Bowling [R]	Rep. Ken Fleming [R]	Rep. Derek Lewis [R]	Rep. Ed Massey [R]
Rep. Shawn McPherson [R]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]	Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]
Rep. Tom Smith [R]	Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]	Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

2021-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1642 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 51 (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-12	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)
2021-03-05	House	delivered to Governor
2021-03-05	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-05	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-05	House	received in House
2021-03-04	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0
2021-03-03	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 4, 2021
2021-02-25	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-24	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-02-22	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2021-02-09	Senate	received in Senate
2021-02-09	House	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute
2021-02-04	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
2021-02-04	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-03	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2021-01-13	House	posted in committee
2021-01-13	House	to Banking & Insurance (H)
2021-01-05	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-05	House	introduced in House
2020-09-17	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb50.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb50/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb50/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb50/vote_history.pdf