HB 768

Bill Subjects

Actuarial Analysis Children And Minors Education, Higher Effective Dates, Delayed Health And Medical Services Insurance, Health Local Mandate Medicaid Public Medical Assistance State Agencies State Employees

Abstract

Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for the treatment of plagiocephaly; prohibit certain restrictions on coverage for the treatment of plagiocephaly; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for cranial banding when prescribed by a health care provider; prohibit certain restrictions on coverage for cranial banding; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), self-insured employer plans offered by state postsecondary education institutions, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for the treatment of plagiocephaly and cranial banding; apply provisions to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if necessary; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.