Introduced

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Became law

Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · March 13, 2025

2nd Reading, To Rules

Introduced February 7, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB414

AN ACT relating to perinatal palliative care.

Short title: Love Them Both Act of 2025

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to require all hospitals offering obstetric services and alternative birthing centers to provide or make referrals for perinatal palliative care; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for perinatal palliative care; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution…

Nurses Physicians and Practitioners Reproductive Issues State Agencies State Employees Women Short Titles and Popular Names Actuarial Analysis Health Benefit Plan Mandate Education, Higher Effective Dates, Delayed Health and Medical Services Hospitals and Nursing Homes Insurance, Health Mental Health Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Mandate

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This bill would require hospitals with maternity services and birthing centers in Kentucky to provide or refer patients to perinatal palliative care, which is supportive care for families facing a serious or life-limiting fetal or newborn diagnosis. It would also require most health insurance plans in the state, including Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan, to cover this type of care starting January 1, 2026. The bill is…

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