AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model.

Amend KRS 304.17A-660 to define "psychiatric collaborative care model"; create a new section of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to require all insurers that issue, deliver, or renew any health benefit plan that provides coverage for treatment of a mental health condition to provide reimbursement for such benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model; apply requirement to health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill requires health insurance plans in Kentucky to cover mental health treatment delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model, a team-based approach where primary care providers work alongside mental health specialists to treat patients. Starting January 1, 2026, any insurer offering coverage for mental health conditions must reimburse for services provided through this model. This could expand access to mental health care for Kentuckians who receive treatment through their primary care provider. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with mental health conditions, health insurance policyholders, and healthcare providers who offer collaborative mental health care.

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