HB 713 Kentucky House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to coverage for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders.

Summary
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for FDA-approved prescription drugs for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require a self-insured employer group health plan provided by a state postsecondary education institution to its employees, Medicaid, and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the new section on postpartum mood disorder coverage; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued on or after January 1, 2025; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 26, 2024 Last action Feb 26, 2024
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Rachel Roberts
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