Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define terms; prohibit insurers and administrators from requiring insureds to pay cost sharing for a prescription drug that is greater than the cash price; require insurers and administrators to count the amount paid for a covered prescription drug towards the insured's cost-sharing if certain requirements are met; establish requirements for insurers, administrators, and pharmacies for submission of cash price paid by an insured; exempt a state employee health plan from counting third-party payments unless a cash price was paid that is less than the plan's negotiated price; provide for construction of cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to apply cost-sharing requirements to limited health plans, self-insured state postsecondary education institution employer group health plans, and the state employee health plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to require pharmacies to comply with cost-sharing requirements; provide that cost-sharing requirements apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after effective date; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-16 | Latest Action | 01/16/26: to Committee on Committees (S) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 49 | AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships. | enacted |
| HB 562 | AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas. | enacted |
| HB 164 | AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services. | enacted |
| HB 266 | AN ACT relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund. | enacted |
| HB 757 | AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 169 | AN ACT relating to coverage for feeding or eating disorders. | enrolled |
| HB 2 | AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 236 | AN ACT relating to medical services. | enrolled |