KentuckyAN ACT relating to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program.
What it does
Amend KRS 205.6412 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to seek authorization from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a state-directed payment for physician and nonphysician professional services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary by a qualifying hospital's affiliated physician groups or physicians and other professionals employed or contracted by the qualified hospital; require the Department of Medicaid Services to direct Medicaid managed care organizations to issue payments back to January 1, 2026, upon federal approval; RETROACTIVE.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 117)Became Law
- Apr 1delivered to Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 31passed 90-1Major
- Vote recorded Final Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 689 w/ SCS 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 31House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 31posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 31to Rules (H)Minor
- Mar 31received in House
- Mar 313rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Passed Senate
- Mar 26posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
- Mar 262nd reading, to Rules as a consent billMinor
- Mar 25reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Mar 24to Health Services (S)Minor
- Mar 19to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Mar 19received in Senate
- Mar 183rd reading, passed 94-0 with Floor Amendment (1)Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 18 2026
- Mar 16floor amendment (1) filedMinor
- Mar 62nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 5reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Feb 27to Health Services (H)Minor
- Feb 20to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Feb 20introduced in HouseIntroduced