HB21
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for counseling interventions for pregnant and postpartum persons at increased risk of perinatal depression, including persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; 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 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and…
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 13, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require health insurance plans in Kentucky to cover counseling for pregnant and postpartum people who are at increased risk of perinatal depression, including those who have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth. The requirement would apply to private health plans, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the state employee health plan, and health plans offered by public colleges and universities. Most provisions would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after…
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