Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require law enforcement agencies to transmit information to national law enforcement databases about firearms collected during criminal investigations.
Repeals KRS 237.109 to require a permit to carry concealed deadly weapons; amend KRS 527.020 and 237.115 to conform.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jordan Wesley Morgan.
Create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to permit insureds to designate one or more family members or other trusted individuals to receive certain notices from insurers; require insurers to make certain minimum inquiries related to the designations; establish legal effect of failing to make required notifications; provide immunity to insurers that act in good faith; provide that section shall not be construed to limit or diminish other laws relating to agents or representatives.
Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services in accordance with the provisions of the statute and administrative regulations; require the commissioner of insurance to promulgate administrative regulations to set minimum coverage requirements and limits for hearing aids and establish a list of audiologists and specialists in hearing instruments for which health benefit plans shall provide coverage; provide exception for Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for hearing aids and related services; apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2023.
Amend KRS 194A.540 to establish child abuse, neglect, and exploitation-related recognition training for certain licensed health care or mental health professionals.
Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to limit premium rates for health benefit plans issued to an individual or small group; require that health benefit plan coverage continue to be available for adult children until age 26; require insurers to provide benefits for, and not impose cost-sharing requirements on, preventive services; amend KRS 304.17A-200 to prohibit eligibility rules in the individual market based on health status; make conforming amendments to KRS 304.17-030, 304.17-310, and 304.17A-0952; repeal KRS 304.17A-256, relating to options for dependent coverage under group health benefit plans.
Affirm support for Ukrainian sovereignty, the people of Ukraine, and their right to self-determination.
Amend KRS 317A.120 to require the board to make examinations available in multiple languages for applicants seeking licensure.
Honor Mary Catherine Bunning on her 90th birthday.
