Kentucky · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 461: AN ACT relating to Medicaid copayments for nonemergent emergency room visits.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 461 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to Medicaid copayments for nonemergent emergency room visits. Most recent recorded action (February 14, 2025): to Health Services (H).
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Amend KRS 205.6312 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to impose a cost sharing requirement on Medicaid beneficiaries for nonemergent services provided in a hospital emergency department; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary and comply with KRS 205.525.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No sponsor recorded in source data. | ||||
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- to Health Services (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- introduced in House