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Last action · February 26, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB627

AN ACT relating to coverage for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings to be claimed as a service for the child as part of the early and periodic, diagnostic and treatment benefit; amend KRS 205.6497 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to cover perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require a health plan to cover perinatal mood…

Education, Higher Effective Dates, Delayed Health and Medical Services Insurance, Health Mental Health Public Medical Assistance State Agencies State Employees Women Medicaid Children and Minors Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Mandate Actuarial Analysis Health Benefit Plan Mandate

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This bill requires most Kentucky health insurance plans — including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, private health plans, and state employee and university employee plans — to cover screenings for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, such as postpartum depression, as part of routine well-baby or well-child visits. These screenings would be billed as a child health service. Most coverage requirements would take effect for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. Who it may affect: new and expectant mothers, infants, families enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, state employees, and employees of Kentucky public universities and colleges.

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