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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 4, 2025

To Health Services (H)

Introduced January 9, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB154

AN ACT relating to gender transition services.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms;prohibit health care providers from accepting payment or reimbursement for gender transition services from a state or local government or Medicare, except when specific conditions exist; require licensing or certifying agencies to revoke a health care provider's license for a violation; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 and Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304, and amend KRS 18A.225, 164.2871, and 304.17C-125 to require Medicaid,…

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This bill would prohibit health care providers from receiving payment for gender transition services through Medicaid, KCHIP, state and local government health plans, the state employee health plan, and certain other publicly funded or subsidized insurance programs. Health care providers who violate this prohibition could have their professional license revoked. The bill applies to health plans issued or renewed on or after the date the law takes effect. Who it may affect: people enrolled in Medicaid or KCHIP, state and local government employees, state university employees and students on self-insured plans, and health care providers who offer gender transition services.

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