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Kentucky · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 785: AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 785 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to the Medicaid program. Most recent recorded action (March 7, 2025): 2nd reading, to Rules.

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.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish limitations on material changes to contracts between Medicaid managed care organizations and Medicaid-participating providers; require contracts between the Department for Medicaid Services and a managed care organization to comply with federal laws related to mental health parity; require behavioral health programs to be accredited and narcotic treatment programs to be licensed in order to be eligible for Medicaid reimbursement; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations to comply with KRS 304.17A-661 related to treatment of mental health conditions and 304.17A-700 to 304.171A-730 related to payment of claims; require managed care organizations to provide a description of reasons for denial when payment of a claim is denied; amend KRS 304.38-130 to authorize the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to suspend or revoke a Medicaid managed care organization's certificate of authority for willful or frequent and repeated failure to comply with Section 1 of this Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1396u-2, or 42 C.F.R. pt. 438 Subpart K.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
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

  1. 2nd reading, to Rules
  2. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
  3. to Health Services (H)
  4. to Committee on Committees (H)
  5. introduced in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source