KY SB 97
enactedAN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 97 pass?
Yes. KY SB 97 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-07): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51)
What is KY SB 97 about?
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prostheses and orthoses; establish minimum requirements for the required coverage; require utilizations review decisions to be made in a nondiscriminatory manner; require an insurer or its private review agent to provide notice of certain rights of the insured; establish notice requirements for denials; establish network adequacy requirements for the provision of a prosthesis or orthosis that is required to be covered; establish reporting requirements for insurers and the commissioner of the Department of Insurance relating to the required coverage; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured group health plans offering by the governing board of state postsecondary education institutions and the state employee health plan to comply with the requirements relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses; provide that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Who sponsors KY SB 97?
P. Wheeler, B. Storm, A. Reed and 8 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 97.
Description
Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prostheses and orthoses; establish minimum requirements for the required coverage; require utilizations review decisions to be made in a nondiscriminatory manner; require an insurer or its private review agent to provide notice of certain rights of the insured; establish notice requirements for denials; establish network adequacy requirements for the provision of a prosthesis or orthosis that is required to be covered; establish reporting requirements for insurers and the commissioner of the Department of Insurance relating to the required coverage; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured group health plans offering by the governing board of state postsecondary education institutions and the state employee health plan to comply with the requirements relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses; provide that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-15
- Latest action
- 2026-04-07 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- P. Wheelerprimary
- B. Stormprimary
- A. Reedprimary
- S. Rawlingsprimary
- M. Nunnprimary
- A. Mays Bledsoeprimary
- S. Madonprimary
- G. Elkinsprimary
- M. Deneenprimary
- J. Adamsprimary
- R. Girdlerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-07
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51)
executive-signature
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
passed 38-0
passage
2026-03-31
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
received in Senate
2026-03-27
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-27
floor amendment (1) adopted
2026-03-27
Committee Substitute (1) adopted
2026-03-26
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
to Banking & Insurance (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-13
received in House
2026-03-12
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
2026-03-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-06
to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 97 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-12 · 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
Pass
2026-03-27 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Camuel: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 97 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1
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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