AN ACT relating to mental health parity and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 304.17A-661 to require that annual mental health parity reports be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission on or before June 1 of each year for referral to certain committees and be published by the insurance commissioner on the Department of Insurance's website; authorize the Attorney General to enforce the mental health parity law; establish duties, remedies, and penalties for enforcement by the Attorney General; authorize a private cause of action by any person…

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This bill would strengthen Kentucky's mental health parity law, which requires insurance plans to cover mental health and substance use treatment on equal terms with physical health care. It would give the Attorney General power to enforce that law and allow individuals harmed by violations to sue directly. It also requires Medicaid and managed care organizations to follow parity rules, and makes annual compliance reports publicly available on the Department of Insurance's website. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with mental health or substance use conditions who have insurance, Medicaid recipients, and insurance providers operating in Kentucky.

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