HB540
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Create new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for polymerase chain reaction testing used to detect the COVID-19 virus; amend KRS 164.2871, 18A.225, 205.522, and 205.6485 to require self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, the state employee health plan, Medicaid, and KCHIP to comply with the coverage requirement for polymerase chain reaction testing used to detect…
Introduced: February 13, 2025
Last action: February 21, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require health insurance plans in Kentucky to cover PCR tests used to detect COVID-19, with the requirement taking effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. It applies not just to private health plans but also to the state employee health plan, Medicaid, KCHIP, and self-insured health plans offered by public colleges and universities. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with private health insurance, state employees, Medicaid and KCHIP enrollees, and employees of public colleges and universities.
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