AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish an annual Medicaid state plan and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program state plan legislative review process; EMERGENCY.

Boards and Commissions General Assembly Effective Dates, Emergency Legislative Research Commission Medicaid State Agencies

Introduced: February 9, 2026

Last action: April 14, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 159)

In effect since April 14, 2026

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill creates a process for the Kentucky legislature to review the state's Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans on an annual basis. It gives lawmakers a formal role in overseeing these health coverage programs, which are currently administered by a state agency. The emergency designation means the law took effect immediately upon being signed. Who it may affect: Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as state agencies that administer those programs.

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