Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services or managed care organizations contracted to provide Medicaid benefits, to comply with coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 205.6485 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with coverage requirements for formulas and breastfeeding support and equipment; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; make conforming amendments; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2022.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 205.522, 205.6485, 205.560