HB365
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Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; 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-145 to require coverage for breastfeeding and lactation services in conjunction with the birth and without a prescription; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; amend KRS 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require KCHIP, self-insured employer group health 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 formulas; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval, if necessary, and to comply with notice requirements; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Introduced: January 13, 2026
Last action: January 21, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require many types of health insurance plans in Kentucky to cover certain infant formulas and breastfeeding and lactation services. It applies to a wide range of plans, including private health insurance, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, state employee health plans, and health plans offered by public colleges and universities. Most of these requirements would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. Who it may affect: parents of young children and infants, pregnant and postpartum individuals, Medicaid enrollees, state employees, and students at public universities who receive health coverage through their institution.
Legislative History
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