Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish the Cabinet for Health and Family Services' responsibilities with regard to the administration of nonemergency medical transportation services for Medicaid beneficiaries; require the Cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; require the cabinet to comply with KRS 205.525.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow skilled nursing facilities and hospitals to provide nonemergency medical transportation services to residents; prohibit any contract between the Department for Medicaid Services, any other state agency, and transportation brokers from being renewed or extended beyond July 1, 2027; require the Department for Medicaid Services to submit a report on Medicaid-covered nonemergency medical transport services to the Legislative Research Commission no later than December 1, 2025.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- S. Bratcher

Summary Delete the new section of KRS Chapter 205 that allowed skilled nursing facilities and hospitals to provide nonemergency medical transportation services to residents.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- S. Bratcher

Summary Delete original provisions; establish that nonemergency medical transportation service contracts shall not be renewed beyond July 1, 2027; direct staff of the Legislative Research Commission to conduct a comparative analysis study of various delivery and financing models for nonemergency medical transportation services; require report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission no later than December 1, 2025.