---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the assignment of substance abuse or mental health treatment benefits."
description: "Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to provide for the written assignment of substance abuse or mental health treatment benefits to a substance abuse and mental health facility or other health care provider located in this state that provides both substance abuse and mental health treatment services to the public; amend KRS 304.14-250, 304.17-130, and 304.18-090 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to require limited health service organizations to comply with assignment provisions; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and the state postsecondary education institutions, respectively, to comply with assignment provisions; apply assignment provisions to both insurance policies in effect and insurance policies issued, delivered, or renewed on or after effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 148"
citation: "Kentucky HB 148 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts", "Education", "Higher", "Health Benefit Mandate", "Health and Medical Services", "Insurance", "Health", "Mental Health", "State Employees", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d08c1357-26a4-41a6-9f38-3352ad6de57d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb148.html"
source_hash: "78517d570354942535755f2b721647a183d2214ebbb7beaee8967723b8bce2fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 148 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to the assignment of substance abuse or mental health treatment benefits.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to provide for the written assignment of substance abuse or mental health treatment benefits to a substance abuse and mental health facility or other health care provider located in this state that provides both substance abuse and mental health treatment services to the public; amend KRS 304.14-250, 304.17-130, and 304.18-090 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 38A of KRS Chapter 304 to require limited health service organizations to comply with assignment provisions; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health plan and the state postsecondary education institutions, respectively, to comply with assignment provisions; apply assignment provisions to both insurance policies in effect and insurance policies issued, delivered, or renewed on or after effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb148/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 86** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0086.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb148/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 148 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d08c1357-26a4-41a6-9f38-3352ad6de57d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).