Kentucky House of Representatives bill in Session 26RS.
Status: passed_lower. Latest action: March 25, 2026.
AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-25 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-03-25 | Latest Action | 03/25/26: to Committee on Committees (S) |