Bill Sponsor
Kentucky House Bill 583
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
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Passed House on Mar 24, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
583
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
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House Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 24, 2026
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Summary
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.
Actions (10)
03/25/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/25/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/24/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
03/20/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
03/19/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed
03/13/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/12/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/13/2026
House
to Health Services (H)
02/06/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/06/2026
House
introduced in House
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Record Created
Feb 6, 2026 10:47:23 PM
Record Updated
Mar 26, 2026 1:11:08 AM