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HB726

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AN ACT relating to telehealth coverage.

Amend KRS 304.17A-138 to make technical corrections; provide that health benefit plans may require a telehealth provider to be licensed in Kentucky, or as allowed under the standards and provisions of a recognized interstate compact, in order to receive reimbursement for telehealth services; provide a construction clause relating to coverage or reimbursement to out-of-network providers; require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with telehealth coverage requirements; provide that telehealth coverage requirements for state postsecondary education institutions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after effective date of Act.

Education, HigherHealth and Medical ServicesHealth Care ProfessionalsInsurance, HealthLicensingTechnical CorrectionsTechnology

Introduced: February 24, 2026

Last action: March 3, 2026

To Banking & Insurance (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 24, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 24, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 3, 2026 · House
To Banking & Insurance (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Kimberly Holloway
Kimberly Holloway

Representative · House District 002

Primary sponsor
kim.holloway@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Steven Rudy

Representative · House District 001

Co-sponsor
Steven.Rudy@kylegislature.gov