Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 165: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Medicaid expansion.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to enshrine Medicaid expansion coverage; direct the Secretary of State to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment prior to a general election vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly proposes constitutional enshrinement of Medicaid expansion, directly expanding health coverage for low-income Kentuckians per its title and summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Medicaid

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signed · Kentucky · House Apr 13, 2026

HB 369: AN ACT relating to veteran treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

HB 369 adds post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for veterans to access hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in Kentucky. It amends state law to allow veterans diagnosed with PTSD - confirmed by a treating health care provider - to receive HBOT, expanding eligibility beyond traumatic brain injury. The bill requires written informed consent from veterans or their legal guardians, detailing treatment options, potential outcomes, and financial responsibility for the therapy. This policy change directly affects Kentucky veterans with PTSD seeking this specific medical treatment option.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands mental health treatment access for veterans by adding PTSD as a qualifying condition for HBOT, directly supporting mental health services expansion.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExpands veterans' access to HBOT for PTSD, a new healthcare benefit beyond existing traumatic brain injury eligibility, directly strengthening veteran healthcare access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health Veteran Benefits Veteran Healthcare Veteran Mental Health

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 230: AN ACT relating to health care price transparency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to disclose prices for certain items and services provided by hospitals; require hospitals to make public a digital list of all standard charges and a consumer-friendly list of charges for a set of shoppable services; require hospitals to provide descriptions of different services and standard charges of those services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for each hospital; require the cabinet to monitor each facility's compliance; provide for administrative penalties; require health care providers to provide patients with written pricing sheets for health care services provided except in an emergency; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for the written pricing sheets; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary to comply with KRS 205.5372(1).

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates hospital price transparency for standard charges and shoppable services, improving patient access to cost information and aligning with healthcare advancement indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medicaid

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passed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 15, 2026

SB 56: AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services, any Medicaid managed care organization contracted by the department, and the Medicaid state pharmacy benefit manager from denying coverage for a nonopioid analgesic in favor of opioid analgesic or establishing more restrictive or more extensive utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls for any opioid or narcotic analgesic; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits Medicaid from restricting nonopioid analgesics more than opioids, expanding patient access to alternative pain treatments and reducing opioid dependency risks within Medicaid coverage.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Medicaid Prescription Drugs Substance Abuse

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signed · Kentucky · House Apr 13, 2026

HB 178: AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model.

Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to define "psychiatric collaborative care model"; require the commissioner of insurance to promulgate and maintain an administrative regulation to list alterations and additions to relevant billing codes; require health benefit plans that provide coverage for treatment of a mental health condition to provide reimbursement for those benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model; authorize insurers to deny any benefit billed under a covered billing code on grounds of medical necessity if certain conditions are met; apply requirement to health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Department of Insurance to seek a federal waiver if cost defrayal is determined.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurers to reimburse psychiatric collaborative care model for mental health treatment, expanding coverage and strengthening mental health services access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 135: AN ACT relating to coverage for breast examinations.

Amend KRS 304.17-316 to define "breast examination"; provide for annual mammogram coverage for persons ages 40 to 49 years; eliminate cost sharing for any covered breast examination; provide for construction of section; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage of preventive screenings for the detection of breast cancer for certain individuals; establish requirements for coverage; provide for construction of section; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans and the state employee health plan to comply with breast examination coverage requirements; apply sections to health insurance policies, plans, certificates, and contracts issued, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates no-cost mammograms for 40-49 age group, eliminates cost sharing, requires health plans to cover preventive breast cancer screenings.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates health benefit plans to cover breast cancer screenings without cost-sharing, expanding employee health benefits under employment standards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Public Employees

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signed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 116: AN ACT relating to physician assistants.

Amend KRS 311.840 to define terms; amend KRS 311.842, 311.848, 311.850, 202A.011, 202C.010, 216B.175, and 600.020 to change references to "supervising physician" to "collaborating physician" to conform; amend KRS 311.844 to include Schedule II controlled substances in the list of controlled substances authorized license holders may prescribe; amend KRS 311.858 to list the services a physician assistant may provide; require a physician assistant to consult and collaborate with or refer a patient to an appropriate licensed physician as indicated by the patient's condition and the standard of care; create a new section of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 to establish requirements for a collaboration agreement between a collaborating physician and a physician assistant; amend KRS 186.577 to allow physician assistants to administer driver vision tests; amend KRS 218A.202 to conform; repeal KRS 311.854, 311.856, and 311.860, relating to supervising physicians.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands physician assistant prescribing authority to include Schedule II controlled substances and modernizes collaborative practice language, improving provider scope and patient access to care.95% confidence

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 28, 2026

HB 431: AN ACT relating to opioid antagonists.

Amend KRS 217.186 to require each public postsecondary educational institution to provide access to opioid antagonists on campus; permit access to be provided by emergency opioid antagonist cabinets; permit application for funds from the opioid abatement trust fund and other available sources to coordinate, maintain, and supply the opioid antagonists; amend KRS 15.291 to add providing access to opioid antagonists on the campuses of public postsecondary educational institutions to the list of projects that may be provided with funding from the opioid abatement trust fund.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires opioid antagonist access on campuses to reverse overdoses, directly supporting public health initiatives and emergency medical services in healthcare.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Substance Abuse

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passed · Kentucky · Senate Feb 6, 2026

SB 12: AN ACT relating to medical provider coverage in Level IV trauma centers.

Amend KRS 211.492 to define "advanced practice provider"; amend KRS 211.494 to allow Level IV verified trauma centers to utilize physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who are supervised by physicians to cover emergency departments; require the Department for Public Health to promulgate administrative regulations to conform.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows physician assistants and APRNs to cover emergency departments at Level IV trauma centers, expanding provider access and improving emergency care availability.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Health

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 412: AN ACT relating to physician continuing medical education.

Amend KRS 311.601 to require physicians to receive at least 3 hours of continuing medical education every 3 years related to mental health recognition and treatment.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates 3 hours of mental health CME for physicians every 3 years, directly advancing mental health recognition and treatment standards in healthcare.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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