HB25
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured employer plans provided…
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 13, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require health insurance plans in Kentucky to cover scalp cooling systems, which are medical devices that can help reduce hair loss during chemotherapy for breast cancer. The requirement would apply to a range of plans including standard health plans, certain employer-sponsored plans at state colleges and universities, and the state employee health plan. Coverage requirements would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. Who it may affect: Kentuckians undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, state employees, and employees of public postsecondary institutions who receive health benefits through those plans.
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