In Committee
2026 Regular Session
HB583
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.
Children and MinorsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, FinanceHealth and Medical ServicesMedicaidNursesState Agencies
Introduced: February 6, 2026
Last action: March 25, 2026
To Committee On Committees (S)
Legislative History
Feb 6, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 6, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 13, 2026 · House
To Health Services (H)
Mar 12, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Mar 13, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 19, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Mar 20, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 24 2026 (clerical)
Mar 24, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 86-0 With Floor Amendment (1) (clerical)
Primary Sponsor
Steve.Riley@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (10)
robert.duvall@kylegislature.gov
Patrick.Flannery@kylegislature.gov
vanessa.grossl@kylegislature.gov
kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov
Scott.Lewis@kylegislature.gov
Shawn.McPherson@kylegislature.gov
jt.payne@kylegislature.gov
Nancy.Tate@kylegislature.gov
Walker.Thomas@kylegislature.gov
Lisa.Willner@kylegislature.gov
Roll calls
March 24, 2026
House: 3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 86
Nay: 0
