HB 50 is sponsored by Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), Deanna Gordon (Republican), Kim Banta (Republican), Tina Bojanowski (Democrat), Adam Bowling (Republican), Derek Lewis (Republican), C. Massey, Shawn McPherson (Republican), R. Palumbo, M. Prunty, Tom Smith (Republican), Nancy Tate (Republican), S. Westrom, Lisa Willner (Democrat), T.J. Roberts (Republican), and Ken Fleming (Republican).

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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 50 — AN ACT relating to mental health parity.

Last action March 12, 2021 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 17, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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16 sponsors

16 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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~~UNOFFICIAL~~CHAPTER ~~COPY~~15 211 RSCHAPTER 15 ( HB ~~50/GA~~50 ) AN ACT relating to mental health parity.

A health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act[July 14, 2000], that provides coverage for treatment of a mental health condition shall provide coverage of any treatment of[for] a mental health condition under[ the same] terms or conditions that are no more ~~Page~~ 1 of 5 ~~HB005010.100~~ - 61 - ~~XXXX~~ GA ~~UNOFFICIAL~~ ~~COPY~~ 21 RS HB ~~50/GA~~ restrictive than the terms or conditions[as] provided for treatment of a physical health condition.

~~2.[(2)]~~2.[(2)]Expenses ~~Expenses~~ for mental health and physical health conditions shall be combined for purposes of meeting deductible and out-of-pocket limits required under a health benefit plan.

~~3.[(3)]~~3.[(3)]A A health benefit plan that does not otherwise provide for management of care under the plan or that does not provide for the same degree of management of care for all health or mental health conditions may provide coverage for treatment of mental health conditions through a managed care organization;[.

and ~~Page~~Legislative 2Research ofCommission 5PDF ~~HB005010.100~~Version -ACTS 61OF -THE ~~XXXX~~GENERAL GAASSEMBLY ~~UNOFFICIAL~~ ~~COPY~~ 21 RS HB ~~50/GA~~ (c) Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be construed to require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements for nonquantitative treatment limitations set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C.

Identify and define the specific evidentiary standards used to ~~Page~~ 3 of 5 ~~HB005010.100~~ - 61 - ~~XXXX~~ GA ~~UNOFFICIAL~~ ~~COPY~~ 21 RS HB ~~50/GA~~ define the factors and any other evidence relied upon in designing each nonquantitative treatment limitation;

Used to design each nonquantitative treatment limitation, as written, and the ~~as-written~~as- written processes and strategies used to apply the nonquantitative treatment limitation to mental health condition benefits are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes and strategies used to design each nonquantitative treatment limitation, as written, and the as-written processes and strategies used to apply the nonquantitative treatment limitation to medical and surgical benefits;

Used to apply each nonquantitative treatment limitation, in operation, for mental health condition benefits are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes and ~~strategiesused~~strategies used to apply each nonquantitative treatment limitation, in operation, for medical and surgical benefits;

~~Page~~ 4 of 5 ~~HB005010.100~~ - 61 - ~~XXXX~~ GA ~~UNOFFICIAL~~ ~~COPY~~ 21 RS HB ~~50/GA~~ (b) The annual report shall be submitted in a manner and format prescribed by the commissioner through administrative regulation.

(2) A group health benefit plan covering fewer than fifty-one (51) employees that is not otherwise required to provide parity in mental health condition benefits under federal law[The following] shall be exempt from the provisions of KRS ~~304.17A-~~304.17A-660 ~~660~~ to 304.17A-669[:

CHAPTER 15 3 (a) A group health benefit plan covering fewer than fifty-one (51) employees;

~~Page~~Signed 5by ofGovernor 5March ~~HB005010.100~~12, -2021. 61 - ~~XXXX~~ GA

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~~UNOFFICIAL~~ ~~COPY~~ 21 RS HB ~~50/GA~~ AN ACT relating to mental health parity.

CHAPTER 15 1 CHAPTER 15 ( HB 50 ) AN ACT relating to mental health parity.

A health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act[July 14, 2000], that provides coverage for treatment of a mental health condition shall provide coverage of any treatment of[for] a mental health condition under[ the same] terms or conditions that are no more restrictive than the terms or conditions[as] provided for treatment of a physical health condition.

~~2.[(2)]~~ ~~Expenses~~ for mental health and physical health conditions shall be combined for purposes of meeting deductible and out-of-pocket limits required under a health benefit plan.

2.[(2)]Expenses for mental health and physical health conditions shall be combined for purposes of meeting deductible and out-of-pocket limits required under a health benefit plan.

~~3.[(3)]~~ A health benefit plan that does not otherwise provide for management of care under the plan or that does not provide for the same degree of management of care for all health or mental health conditions may provide coverage for treatment of mental health conditions through a managed care organization;[.

3.[(3)]A health benefit plan that does not otherwise provide for management of care under the plan or that does not provide for the same degree of management of care for all health or mental health conditions may provide coverage for treatment of mental health conditions through a managed care organization;[.

and ~~Page~~ 2 of 5 ~~HB005010.100~~ - 61 - ~~XXXX~~ GA ~~UNOFFICIAL~~ ~~COPY~~ 21 RS HB ~~50/GA~~ (c) Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be construed to require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements for nonquantitative treatment limitations set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C.

and Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (c) Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be construed to require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements for nonquantitative treatment limitations set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C.

Identify and define the specific evidentiary standards used to define the factors and any other evidence relied upon in designing each nonquantitative treatment limitation;

Used to design each nonquantitative treatment limitation, as written, and the ~~as-written~~ processes and strategies used to apply the nonquantitative treatment limitation to mental health condition benefits are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes and strategies used to design each nonquantitative treatment limitation, as written, and the as-written processes and strategies used to apply the nonquantitative treatment limitation to medical and surgical benefits;

Used to design each nonquantitative treatment limitation, as written, and the as- written processes and strategies used to apply the nonquantitative treatment limitation to mental health condition benefits are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes and strategies used to design each nonquantitative treatment limitation, as written, and the as-written processes and strategies used to apply the nonquantitative treatment limitation to medical and surgical benefits;

Used to apply each nonquantitative treatment limitation, in operation, for mental health condition benefits are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes and ~~strategiesused~~ to apply each nonquantitative treatment limitation, in operation, for medical and surgical benefits;

Used to apply each nonquantitative treatment limitation, in operation, for mental health condition benefits are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes and strategies used to apply each nonquantitative treatment limitation, in operation, for medical and surgical benefits;

(b) The annual report shall be submitted in a manner and format prescribed by the commissioner through administrative regulation.

(a) A group health benefit plan covering fewer than fifty-one (51) employees;

CHAPTER 15 3 (a) A group health benefit plan covering fewer than fifty-one (51) employees;

~~Page~~ 5 of 5 ~~HB005010.100~~ - 61 - ~~XXXX~~ GA

Signed by Governor March 12, 2021.

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Action History

March 12, 2021
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)
March 05, 2021
delivered to Governor
March 05, 2021
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
March 05, 2021
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
March 05, 2021
received in House
March 04, 2021
3rd reading, passed 36-0
March 03, 2021
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 4, 2021
February 25, 2021
2nd reading, to Rules
February 24, 2021
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
February 22, 2021
to Health & Welfare (S)
February 09, 2021
received in Senate
February 09, 2021
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute
February 04, 2021
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
February 04, 2021
2nd reading, to Rules
February 03, 2021
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
January 13, 2021
posted in committee
January 13, 2021
to Banking & Insurance (H)
January 05, 2021
to Committee on Committees (H)
January 05, 2021
introduced in House
September 17, 2020
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Sponsorship breakdown

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

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Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASS HB 50

March 04, 2021

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	17	0	0	2
Republican	17	0	0	0
Democrat	2	0	0	0
Total	36	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

How each member voted (38)

Member	Party	Vote
Alvarado	—	Yea
Thomas	—	Yea
Hornback	—	Yea
Parrett	—	Yea
Turner	—	Yea
Buford	—	Yea
Kerr	—	Yea
Schickel	—	Yea
Schroder	—	Yea
Westerfield	—	Yea
Castlen	—	Yea
McGarvey	—	Yea
Southworth	—	Yea
Embry	—	Yea
Meredith	—	Yea
Thayer	—	Yea
Yates	—	Yea
Smith	—	Not Voting
Harper Angel	—	Not Voting
Gerald A. Neal	Democrat	Yea
Karen Berg	Democrat	Yea
Brandon J. Storm	Republican	Yea
Christian McDaniel	Republican	Yea
Danny Carroll	Republican	Yea
David P. Givens	Republican	Yea
Jared Carpenter	Republican	Yea
Jason Howell	Republican	Yea
Jason Nemes	Republican	Yea
Jimmy Higdon	Republican	Yea
Julie Raque Adams	Republican	Yea
Max Wise	Republican	Yea
Mike Wilson	Republican	Yea
Phillip Wheeler	Republican	Yea
Rick Girdler	Republican	Yea
Robby Mills	Republican	Yea
Robert Stivers	Republican	Yea
Robin L. Webb	Republican	Yea
Stephen West	Republican	Yea

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Pass

February 09, 2021

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	51	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	37	0	0	4
Democrat	7	0	0	1
Total	95	0	0	6
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (101)

Member	Party	Vote
DuPlessis	—	Yea
Meredith	—	Yea
Santoro	—	Yea
Bechler	—	Yea
Fischer	—	Yea
Jenkins	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Bentley	—	Yea
Sheldon	—	Yea
Minter	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Flood	—	Yea
Koenig	—	Yea
Palumbo	—	Yea
Thomas	—	Yea
Timoney	—	Yea
Goforth	—	Yea
Pratt	—	Yea
Prunty	—	Yea
Cantrell	—	Yea
Graham	—	Yea
Webber	—	Yea
Raymond	—	Yea
Dixon	—	Yea
Hatton	—	Yea
Massey	—	Yea
Westrom	—	Yea
Donohue	—	Yea
Heath	—	Yea
Wheatley	—	Yea
McCoy	—	Yea
Rowland	—	Yea
Burch	—	Not Voting
Carney	—	Not Voting
Meeks	—	Not Voting
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE	—	Not Voting
Huff R	—	Yea
Kirk McCormick	—	Yea
Miller C	—	Yea
Miller J	—	Yea
Stevenson C	—	Yea
Al Gentry	Democrat	Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty	Democrat	Yea
George Brown Jr.	Democrat	Yea
Lisa Willner	Democrat	Yea
Mary Lou Marzian	Democrat	Yea
Nima Kulkarni	Democrat	Yea
Pamela Stevenson	Democrat	Not Voting
Tina Bojanowski	Democrat	Yea
Aaron Reed	Republican	Yea
Adam Bowling	Republican	Yea
Bill Wesley	Republican	Yea
Bobby McCool	Republican	Yea
Chris Freeland	Republican	Yea
Chris Fugate	Republican	Yea
DJ Johnson	Republican	Yea
Daniel Elliott	Republican	Yea
Daniel Fister	Republican	Yea
David Hale	Republican	Not Voting
David Meade	Republican	Yea
David W. Osborne	Republican	Yea
Deanna Gordon	Republican	Yea
Derek Lewis	Republican	Yea
Felicia Rabourn	Republican	Yea
James Tipton	Republican	Yea
Jason Nemes	Republican	Yea
Jason Petrie	Republican	Yea
Jennifer Decker	Republican	Yea
Jim Gooch Jr.	Republican	Yea
John Blanton	Republican	Yea
Josh Branscum	Republican	Yea
Josh Bray	Republican	Yea
Josh Calloway	Republican	Yea
Ken Fleming	Republican	Yea
Ken Upchurch	Republican	Yea
Kim Banta	Republican	Yea
Kim King	Republican	Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser	Republican	Yea
Mark Hart	Republican	Yea
Mary Beth Imes	Republican	Yea
Matt Lockett	Republican	Yea
Matthew Koch	Republican	Yea
Myron Dossett	Republican	Yea
Nancy Tate	Republican	Yea
Patrick Flannery	Republican	Yea
Randy Bridges	Republican	Yea
Richard White	Republican	Yea
Ryan Dotson	Republican	Yea
Samara Heavrin	Republican	Yea
Savannah Maddox	Republican	Yea
Scott Lewis	Republican	Yea
Scott Sharp	Republican	Yea
Shane Baker	Republican	Yea
Shawn McPherson	Republican	Yea
Steve Bratcher	Republican	Yea
Steve Riley	Republican	Yea
Steven Rudy	Republican	Yea
Suzanne Miles	Republican	Yea
T.J. Roberts	Republican	Yea
Thomas Huff	Republican	Yea
William Lawrence	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors HB 50?: HB 50 is sponsored by Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), Deanna Gordon (Republican), Kim Banta (Republican), Tina Bojanowski (Democrat), Adam Bowling (Republican), Derek Lewis (Republican), C. Massey, Shawn McPherson (Republican), R. Palumbo, M. Prunty, Tom Smith (Republican), Nancy Tate (Republican), S. Westrom, Lisa Willner (Democrat), T.J. Roberts (Republican), and Ken Fleming (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 50?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 17, 2020. Enacted.
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Identifier: HB 50
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: September 17, 2020
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Kimberly Poore Moser

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