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KY HB300

KY HB300
AN ACT relating to contraceptive coverage.


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Introduced
01/13/2022
In Committee
01/13/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/14/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraception; set forth requirements for health benefit plans relating to contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 164.2871 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution to its employees to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 446.350 to provide that nothing in the new section on contraceptive coverage shall be construed to violate section; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new section of Kentucky law to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraceptive drugs, devices, and procedures, including voluntary sterilization, patient education, and related services. The bill also amends existing laws to require state-sponsored health plans, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new contraceptive coverage requirements. The bill includes an exception allowing religious employers to request a health plan without contraceptive coverage if it conflicts with their religious tenets, and it clarifies that the new requirements do not violate the state's religious freedom law.

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (H) (on 01/13/2022)

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