Introduced January 6, 2026
HB32
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover at least 2 medically necessary epinephrine devices per covered person; 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…
Plain-language summary
This bill would require health insurance plans in Kentucky to cover at least two epinephrine devices, such as EpiPens, per person each year, with out-of-pocket costs capped at $100 annually. It applies to a wide range of plans including private insurance, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, state employee health plans, and health plans offered through state universities. The coverage requirement would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1,…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Adam Moore
Representative · House District 045
Co-sponsors (14)
Erika Hancock
Representative · House District 057
Chad Aull
Representative · House District 079
Ryan Bivens
Representative · House District 024
George Brown
Representative · House District 077
Adrielle Camuel
Representative · House District 093
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Anne Donworth
Representative · House District 076
David Hale
Representative · House District 074
J.T. Payne
Representative · House District 011
Rachel Roarx
Representative · House District 038
Pamela Stevenson
Representative · House District 043
Aaron Thompson
Representative · House District 098
Joshua Watkins
Representative · House District 042
Mitch Whitaker
Representative · House District 094
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