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KY HB 20

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AN ACT relating to coverage for reproductive health care.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination, and any other assisted reproductive technology; establish minimum requirements for the coverage; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution and the state employee health plan to comply with the assisted reproductive technology coverage requirement; direct that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-13 — to Banking & Insurance (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • G. Brown Jr.primary
  • L. Burkeprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-06

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    to Banking & Insurance (H)

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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