Monday, February 10, 2014

Day Twenty Four of KY's 2014 Session In Review

House Speaker Greg Stumbo introduced HB 361, an act relating to Medicaid managed care organization provider payments on Monday. HB361 permits an enrollee of a medicaid managed care organization (MCO) to assign rights to appeal an action by an MCO relating to care received by an enrollee. The bill will establish an enrollee's right to a state fair hearing when an enrollee or assignee appeals an MCO's action relating to care received or proposed to be given to an enrollee. It will require an action by an MCO to state the reason for an action with specificity and states that the MCO shall pay for services rendered while an appeal was pending if a hearing officer reverses a decision to deny, reduce, or terminate health care services.
Rep. Stone introduced HB 362, an act relating to out of network benefits offered by a health benefit plan, on Monday. The bill requires an insurer offering a health benefit plan with out-of-network benefits to not limit the network to health care providers performing services or treatment within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. HB 362 also requires a health benefit plan with out-of-network benefits to not limit covered services to services or treatment provided within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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    UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Tuesday, February 11, 2014
    8:00am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 87, HB 205, HB 254 and HB 332
    9:00am, Annex Room 171
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 292
    9:00am, Annex Room 149
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
    10:00am, Annex Room 154
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
    10:00am, Annex Room 169
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LICENSING, OCCUPATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 60, SB 61 and SB 63
    11:30am, Annex Room 131
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 181
    Noon, Annex Room 171
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
    Noon, Annex Room 125
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY
    Noon, Annex Room 149
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 47, HB 133, HB 199, HB 275, HB 281 and HB 295
    Noon, Annex Room 129
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND INSURANCE
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 114 and SB 118

    2:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes
    2:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    02/11/2014 Upon adjournment of both chambers , Annex Room 131
    GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE


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