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Last action · January 13, 2026

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Introduced January 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB25

AN ACT relating to coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured employer plans provided…

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This bill would require most Kentucky health insurance plans to cover scalp cooling systems, which are medical devices used during chemotherapy to help breast cancer patients reduce hair loss. The requirement would apply to standard health plans, limited health benefit plans, self-insured plans offered by state colleges and universities, and the state employee health plan, and would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy, state employees, and employees covered by health plans offered through public colleges and universities.

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