Kentucky House Bill 63

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-02 - to Committee on Committees (H)
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 coverage for an annual pap smear without cost sharing; amend KRS 304.17A-647 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 205.522, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, Medicaid, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the pap smear coverage requirement; apply requirement to health insurance policies, certificates, plans, or contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain federal approval if necessary relative to Medicaid; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.

AN ACT relating to coverage for annual pap smears.

Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]
Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-02	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-02	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb63.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb63/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/hb63/LM.pdf