KY HB 178

enacted

AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 178 pass?

Yes. KY HB 178 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)

What is KY HB 178 about?

Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to define "psychiatric collaborative care model"; require the commissioner of insurance to promulgate and maintain an administrative regulation to list alterations and additions to relevant billing codes; require health benefit plans that provide coverage for treatment of a mental health condition to provide reimbursement for those benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model; authorize insurers to deny any benefit billed under a covered billing code on grounds of medical necessity if certain conditions are met; apply requirement to health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Department of Insurance to seek a federal waiver if cost defrayal is determined.

Who sponsors KY HB 178?

B. McCool, D. Grossberg, K. Moser are the primary sponsors of KY HB 178.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-07
Latest action: 2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-13
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)
executive-signature
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-16
to Health Services (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
received in Senate
2026-01-21
3rd reading, passed 93-0
passage,reading-3
2026-01-16
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026
2026-01-16
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-15
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-01-13
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
introduced in House
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-01-21 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Bauman: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Miles: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Fugate: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 178
2026-03-31 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb178.html

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