HB633
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for counseling interventions for pregnant and postpartum persons at increased risk of perinatal depression, including persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to require Medicaid, the…
Introduced: February 18, 2025
Last action: February 26, 2025
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This bill would require most Kentucky health insurance plans, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, state employee plans, and plans offered through state universities, to cover counseling for pregnant and postpartum people who are at increased risk of perinatal depression, including those who have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth. The requirement would apply to plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. It also directs the state to seek any necessary federal…
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