Kentucky House Bill 506

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - to Health Services (H)
Pending: House Health Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary, and comply with KRS 205.525; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.

AN ACT relating to chronic pain treatments.

Rep. Adam Moore [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-21	House	to Health Services (H)
2025-02-13	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2025-02-13	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb506.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb506/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/25RS/hb506/LM.pdf