republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/sb-112.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to telehealth. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the cabinet to regulate telehealth; set requirements for the delivery of telehealth services to Medicaid recipients; require equivalent reimbursement for telehealth services; require provision of coverage and reimbursement for telehealth; prohibit the cabinet from requiring providers to be physically present with a recipient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required for the in-person service; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of a telehealth network; specify that Medicaid shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 205.510 to define terms; amend KRS 205.559 to add telehealth; amend 304.17A-005 to redefine "telehealth"; amend KRS 304.17A-138 to require health benefit plan coverage of telehealth to the same extent as though provided in person; prohibit health benefit plans from requiring providers to be physically present with a patient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required for the in-person service; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of the telehealth network or subject to Telehealth Board oversight; specify that health benefit plans shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 342.315 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 to require any fully insured health benefit plans or self-insured plans issued or renewed after July 1, 2019, to public employees to comply with KRS 304.17A-138; repeal KRS 194A.125; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019.	AN ACT relating to telehealth. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the cabinet to regulate telehealth; set requirements for the delivery of telehealth services to Medicaid recipients; require equivalent reimbursement for telehealth services; require provision of coverage and reimbursement for telehealth; prohibit the cabinet from requiring providers to be physically present with a recipient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required for the in-person service; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of a telehealth network; specify that Medicaid shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 205.510 to define terms; amend KRS 205.559 to add telehealth; amend 304.17A-005 to redefine "telehealth"; amend KRS 304.17A-138 to require health benefit plan coverage of telehealth to the same extent as though provided in person; prohibit health benefit plans from requiring providers to be physically present with a patient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required for the in-person service; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of the telehealth network or subject to Telehealth Board oversight; specify that health benefit plans shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 342.315 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 to require any fully insured health benefit plans or self-insured plans issued or renewed after July 1, 2019, to public employees to comply with KRS 304.17A-138; repeal KRS 194A.125; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2018RS	SB 112	Kentucky SB 112 (2018RS)	bill		enacted	C. Embry Jr. M. Wilson R. Alvarado	8	29	0	2018-01-26	2018-04-26	openstates	ocd-bill/a8ccca43-1767-470b-bf53-1eebf1b1797f	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB112.htm	17dc7775fe4dde878cca501f2a9c54fe423907dfe04aa9a85a03e062167e5999	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky SB 112 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to telehealth. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the cabinet to regulate telehealth; set requirements for the delivery of telehealth services to Medicaid recipients; require equivalent reimbursement for telehealth services; require provision of coverage and reimbursement for telehealth; prohibit the cabinet from requiring providers to be physically present with a recipient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required for the in-person service; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of a telehealth network; specify that Medicaid shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 205.510 to define terms; amend KRS 205.559 to add telehealth; amend 304.17A-005 to redefine "telehealth"; amend KRS 304.17A-138 to require health benefit plan coverage of telehealth to the same extent as though provided in person; prohibit health benefit plans from requiring providers to be physically present with a patient; prohibit prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance if not required for the in-person service; prohibit demonstration of necessity; prohibit requiring providers to be part of the telehealth network or subject to Telehealth Board oversight; specify that health benefit plans shall not be required to provide coverage for services that are not medically necessary or pay for transmission costs; amend KRS 342.315 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 to require any fully insured health benefit plans or self-insured plans issued or renewed after July 1, 2019, to public employees to comply with KRS 304.17A-138; repeal KRS 194A.125; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019.

Version chain

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

1. HFA1 (committee substitute) — source
2. HFA2 (committee substitute) — source
3. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source
4. SB 112 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
5. SCS1 (committee substitute) — source
6. SFA1 (committee substitute) — source
7. SFA2 (committee substitute) — source
8. SFA3 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• C. Embry Jr. — primary (person)
• M. Wilson — primary (person)
• R. Alvarado — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-26 Introduced in Senate introduction
• 2018-01-29 To Health & Welfare (S) referral-committee
• 2018-02-14 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) reading-1
• 2018-02-15 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2018-02-15 Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
• 2018-02-20 Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
• 2018-02-21 Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
• 2018-02-23 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 27, 2018
• 2018-02-26 Taken from the Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 27
• 2018-02-26 Placed in the Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26
• 2018-02-26 3rd reading reading-3
• 2018-02-26 Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
• 2018-02-26 Passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) & floor amendments (2) and (3)
• 2018-02-27 Received in House
• 2018-03-01 To Health and Family Services (H) referral-committee
• 2018-03-13 Posted in committee
• 2018-03-20 Taken from Health and Family Services (H)
• 2018-03-20 1st reading reading-1
• 2018-03-20 Returned to Health and Family Services (H)
• 2018-03-21 Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill reading-2
• 2018-03-21 Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed amendment-introduction
• 2018-03-22 Taken from Rules
• 2018-03-22 Placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
• 2018-04-14 3rd reading, passed 65-20 reading-3, passage
• 2018-04-14 Received in Senate
• 2018-04-14 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
• 2018-04-14 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
• 2018-04-14 Delivered to Governor
• 2018-04-26 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 187) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a8ccca43-1767-470b-bf53-1eebf1b1797f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).