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SB 13 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to limit the number of managed care organizations contracted by the Department for Medicaid Services to no more than three; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.
Issues: ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBill limits Medicaid managed care contractors to three, restricting provider options and potentially limiting patient access to services.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to change the effective date for new Medicaid managed care contracts from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and added language requiring the Department for Medicaid Services to procure new contracts in accordance with KRS Chapter 45A and the bill's provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Medicaid managed care administration, but the timeline for implementing new contracts has been extended by one year.
TIMELINE

The effective date for new Medicaid managed care contracts was changed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

New language was added requiring the Department for Medicaid Services to procure new Medicaid managed care contracts in accordance with KRS Chapter 45A and Section 1 of the Act.

TECHNICAL

Section 2 was modified to include 'Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary' language to strengthen the requirement for contract procurement.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

41–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
35 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.