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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 471

AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees, Medicaid, Reproductive Issues, State Agencies, Women
Introduced / first action
2026-01-22 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for doula services; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Doula Advisory Council, council membership, and council duties; 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; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Health Services (H)

    referral-committee
  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  3. introduced in House

    introduction

Recorded votes

Roll calls

No recorded vote is supplied for this bill.

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