HB244
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Create new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for eating or feeding disorder treatment; prohibit health plans from using certain standards, including body mass index, when determining medical necessity or the appropriate level of care for an individual diagnosed with a feeding or eating disorder; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health services benefit plans, Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer…
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: February 7, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require health insurance plans in Kentucky, including Medicaid, the state employee health plan, and certain college employee plans, to cover treatment for eating and feeding disorders. It also prohibits insurers from using body mass index or similar measures as the basis for deciding whether a patient qualifies for treatment or a certain level of care. Most provisions would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with eating or feeding disorders, their families, health insurance plan members, state and college employees, and Medicaid and KCHIP enrollees.
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