HB217
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define "rapid whole genome sequencing"; require the Department for Medicaid Services and Medicaid managed care organizations to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing; establish conditions for coverage; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing; require the Department for Medicaid Services (department) to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the department to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary, and to comply with KRS 205.525.
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: February 6, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would have required Kentucky Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program to cover rapid whole genome sequencing, a detailed genetic test that can help diagnose serious or rare conditions. It set out the conditions under which that coverage would apply and directed the relevant state agencies to create rules and seek any needed federal approval to carry it out. Who it may affect: low-income children and families enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP who need advanced genetic testing.
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