HB236
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover epinephrine devices for covered persons; limit a covered person's cost-sharing amount to $100 annually; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exempt the epinephrine device coverage requirement from being suspended under state law due to the triggering of federal cost defrayment requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485,164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the…
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: March 12, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill requires most Kentucky health insurance plans — including Medicaid, KCHIP, state employee coverage, and plans offered through public universities — to cover epinephrine devices, such as EpiPens, used to treat severe allergic reactions. It caps what a covered person pays out of pocket for these devices at no more than $100 per year. The requirement would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. Who it may affect:…
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