2019 REGULAR SESSION |
HEALTH INSURANCE |
TRACKING SHEET |
UPDATED WITH JANUARY 11, 2019 ACTIONS (You can access a summary & text of the bill by clicking on the Bill Number) |
Bill Number | Bill Sponsor | Summary | Last Action |
SENATE BILLS | |||
J. Adams | Establish the Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council | 01/08/19 - to Health & Welfare (S) | |
R. Alvarado | Adopt the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact | 01/08/19 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) | |
R. Alvarado | The NCOIL model for out-of-network balance billing | 01/10/19 - to Banking & Insurance (S) | |
R. Alvarado | Mandate insurance coverage for genetic testing related to cancer prevention | 01/09/19 - to Banking & Insurance (S) | |
S. Meredith | Requires disclosure of Medicaid MCO payment schedules to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee | 01/09/19 - to Health & Welfare (S) | |
S. Meredith | Limit Medicaid MCOs to three and establish selection process | 01/11/19 - to Health & Welfare | |
R. Alvarado | Omnibus changes to prior authorization of medical procedures | 01/09/19 - to Banking & Insurance (S) | |
M. Wise | Allow a student of chiropractic to engage in clinical practice under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor | 01/10/19 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) | |
J. Adams | Allow for income tax donation for colon cancer screening fund | 01/10/19 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S) | |
D. Seum | Authorizes and regulates marijuana | 01/10/19 - to Health & Welfare (S) | |
R. Alvarado | Relates to employees that work at sheltered employers and the supports they receive from Medicaid | 01/11/19 - to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) | |
G. Neal | Require that dental and optometric services be provided to Medicaid eligible recipients ages 21 and establish minimum requirements for dental services provided to all age groups and require coverage of nonemergency medically necessary transportation for eligible recipients | 01/11/19 - to Health & Welfare (S) | |
T. Buford | Licenses and regulates midwives | 01/11/19 - introduced in Senate | |
SENATE RESOLUTIONS | |||
SCr5 | R. Alvarado | Direct a study of community paramedicine pilot programs in Kentucky and emergency medical services reimbursement concerns related to non-transport patients. | 01/08/19 - to Health & Welfare (S) |
SCr6 | R. Alvarado | Urge all private health insurance providers doing business in Kentucky to study the potential impacts of implementing programs similar to the Kentucky Employees` Health Plan`s Diabetes Value Benefit plan and Diabetes Prevention Program and to implement similar programs if the results of their studies indicate a likelihood of cost savings or improved client health outcomes. | 01/08/19 - to Banking & Insurance (S) |
SJr7 | R. Alvarado | Direct the Department for Medicaid Services to study the potential impacts of implementing programs similar to the Kentucky Employee Health Plan`s Diabetes Value Benefit plan and Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Commonwealth; direct the department to submit a written report of its findings to the IJC on Health and Welfare and Family Services. | 01/09/19 - to Health & Welfare (S) |
HOUSE BILLS | |||
D. Bentley | Permit pharmacists to dispense a prescription refill without authorization by the prescribing practitioner in emergency situations | 01/10/19 - to Health and Family Services (H) | |
R. Rothenburger | Require ground ambulance service providers to pay a Medicaid ambulance service provider assessment | 01/10/19 - to Health and Family Services (H) | |
D. Elliott | Mandated health insurance benefit for infertility treatment coverage. | 01/10/19 - to Banking & Insurance (H) | |
D. Elliott | Provide additional license renewal requirements for physician assistants with controlled substances prescriptive authority | 01/10/19 - to Health and Family Services (H) | |
R. Rothenburger | Omnibus changes to emergency medical services | 01/10/19 - to Health and Family Services (H) | |
K. Moser | Prohibit insurers and MCOs from setting requirements or using certain utilization reviews for certain prescription drugs used to treat opioid use disorde | 01/10/19 - to Health and Family Services (H) | |
D. St. Onge | Authorization and regulation of medical marijuana | 01/09/19 - introduced in House | |
J. Sims Jr | Dealing with surprise billing by out of network providers | 01/10/19 - to Banking & Insurance (H) | |
J. Sims Jr | Require vision exams for kids in K and 6th grades | 01/11/19 - to Health and Family Services (H) | |
J. Fischer | Makes several amendments to insurance fraud statutes | 01/11/19 - to Banking & Insurance (H) | |
D. Lewis | Exempt certain employees of insurers from the licensure requirement for insurance adjusters | 01/11/19 - introduced in House | |
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS | |||
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