KY HB16 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-05 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-05 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to request approval of a Medicaid state plan amendment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that exempts individuals who have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer from meeting spend-down requirements in order to be eligible for Medicaid services within 30 days of the effective date of this Act.
Title
AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility for individuals diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kimberly Banta [R] | Rep. Kevin Bratcher [R] | Rep. Derek Lewis [R] | Rep. Ed Massey [R] |
| Rep. Susan Westrom [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-05 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2021-01-05 | House | introduced in House |
| 2020-07-08 | House | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
Subjects
Disabilities and the Disabled
Diseases
Health and Medical Services
Medicaid
Public Assistance
Public Medical Assistance
State Agencies
Diseases
Health and Medical Services
Medicaid
Public Assistance
Public Medical Assistance
State Agencies
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb16.html |
| Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb16/orig_bill.pdf |
