Kentucky Senate Bill 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Pending: Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define applied behavior analysis," "autism services provider," "autism spectrum disorder," "diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders," "habilitative or rehabilitative care," "medically necessary," "pharmacy care," "psychiatric care," "psychological care," "therapeutic care," and "treatment for autism spectrum disorders"; create new section of subtitle 17A of KRS 304 that requires health policies covered in this subtitle to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders and their related conditions; prohibit insurance policies from limiting the number of visits an insured may make for such services; allow services provided by this section to be subject to copayment, deductible, and coinsurance provisions; give insurers the right to request a review of treatment not more than once every 12 months unless the insured's physician or psychologist agrees that a more frequent review is necessary; amend KRS 18A.225 to conform.

AN ACT relating to health insurance.

Sen. David Boswell [D]	Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]	Sen. Ray Jones [D]	Sen. Johnny Turner [D]
Sen. Robin Webb [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-06		to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2010-01-05		introduced in Senate
2010-09-02		To: Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB13.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB13/bill.doc