Kentucky House Bill 98 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-24 - floor amendment (1) filed
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for testing and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by state postsecondary institutions, Medicaid, KCHIP, and the state employee health plan to comply with the hepatitis C virus infection coverage requirement; 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, 2023.

AN ACT relating to coverage for hepatitis C virus infection testing and treatment in pregnant women.

Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]

Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]

Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-24	House	floor amendment (1) filed
2022-01-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-01-04	House	introduced in House
2021-12-03	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb98.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb98/orig_bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/HB98/HFA1.pdf