Kentucky House Bill 10
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to maternal and child health.
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Passed House on Mar 5, 2024
Sponsors
25 Sponsors
Kimberly Poore Moser
Nancy Tate
Kim Banta
Danny Bentley
Tina Bojanowski
Kevin D. Bratcher
Emily Callaway
Jennifer Henson Decker
Stephanie Dietz
Robert Duvall
Daniel Elliott
Ken Fleming
Mark Hart
Mary Beth Imes
Kim King
Amy Neighbors
Ruth Ann Palumbo
Rebecca Raymer
Tom Smith
Walker Thomas
Killian Timoney
Timmy Truett
Lisa Willner
Nick Wilson
Susan Witten
First Action
Jan 17, 2024
Latest Action
Mar 27, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
10
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
checkPassed on March 5, 2024
Motion Text
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish the Kentucky maternal psychiatry access program, also known as the Kentucky Lifeline for Moms; establish duties and responsibilities of the program; direct that the program shall be operated by the Department for Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health; amend KRS 211.122 to establish that the collaborative panel related to maternal and infant health shall be renamed the Kentucky maternal and infant health collaborative; establish formal membership of the collaborative; require that the collaborative annually review the operations of the new Kentucky maternal psychiatry access program; amend KRS 211.690, related to the Health Access Nurturing Development Services program to require the HANDS program provide information related to lactation consultation, breastfeeding, and safe sleep for babies; establish that the program participants shall participate in the home visitation program through in-person face-to-face methods or through tele-service delivery methods; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for the coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require health benefit plans that provide coverage for dependents to provide coverage for maternity care; amend KRS 304.17A-220 and 194A.099 to conform with the special enrollment requirement; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans to comply with the special enrollment and maternity coverage requirements; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid coverage of maternity services; amend KRS 205.592 to allow Medicaid income limit for certain women and children to be increased under certain circumstances; amend KRS 205.6485 to require Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program to provide maternity coverage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for lactation consultation and breastfeeding equipment; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver if potential cost defrayment or loss of federal funds is identified; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to study doula certification programs nationally; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 2
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 3
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 4
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 5
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03/27/2024
House
floor amendment (5) filed
03/27/2024
House
floor amendment (4) filed
03/26/2024
House
Floor Amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
03/25/2024
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/22/2024
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/22/2024
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/11/2024
Senate
to Health Services (S)
03/06/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/06/2024
Senate
received in Senate
03/05/2024
House
3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
02/28/2024
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 29, 2024
02/09/2024
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/09/2024
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/08/2024
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
01/24/2024
House
to Health Services (H)
01/17/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/17/2024
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 18, 2024 12:36:53 AM
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2024 7:16:49 AM