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| Bill | AN ACT relating to patient access to pharmacy benefits. | Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms for pharmacy-related insurance practices; require insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other pharmacy benefits administrators to establish reasonably adequate and accessible pharmacy networks; require the filing of an annual report; require the insurance commissioner to review pharmacy networks; provide that information and data acquired by the Department of Insurance shall be considered proprietary and not subject to disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884 relating to open records; establish requirements for certain contracts between a pharmacy or pharmacist and an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or any other pharmacy benefits administrator; establish prohibited conduct and requirements for certain pharmacy-related insurance practices; establish a complaint process for insureds, pharmacies, and pharmacists impacted by a violation of certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; create a new section of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304 to authorize the insurance commissioner to order reimbursement to persons who incurred a monetary loss as a result of a violation of certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; amend KRS 304.9-053 to require certain filings; amend KRS 304.9-054 to establish requirements for pharmacy benefit manager licensure; amend KRS 304.9-055 to permit the insurance commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations relating to pharmacy benefit managers; amend KRS 304.14-120 to require the insurance commissioner to review certain health plans; amend KRS 304.17A-712 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125 to apply certain pharmacy-related insurance laws to limited health service benefit plans, including limited health service contracts; amend KRS 304.38A-115 to apply certain pharmacy-related insurance laws to limited health service organizations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require the state employee health plan and state agencies to comply with certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; amend KRS 367.828 to establish certain requirements for health discount plans relating to prescription drugs; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 304.38A-120, relating to assignment of certain benefits under limited health service organization plans, to consolidate provisions; apply various sections to contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; require the insurance commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this Act on or before January 1, 2025; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2024RS | SB 188 | Kentucky SB 188 (2024RS) |
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Kentucky SB 188 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to patient access to pharmacy benefits.
Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms for pharmacy-related insurance practices; require insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other pharmacy benefits administrators to establish reasonably adequate and accessible pharmacy networks; require the filing of an annual report; require the insurance commissioner to review pharmacy networks; provide that information and data acquired by the Department of Insurance shall be considered proprietary and not subject to disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884 relating to open records; establish requirements for certain contracts between a pharmacy or pharmacist and an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or any other pharmacy benefits administrator; establish prohibited conduct and requirements for certain pharmacy-related insurance practices; establish a complaint process for insureds, pharmacies, and pharmacists impacted by a violation of certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; create a new section of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304 to authorize the insurance commissioner to order reimbursement to persons who incurred a monetary loss as a result of a violation of certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; amend KRS 304.9-053 to require certain filings; amend KRS 304.9-054 to establish requirements for pharmacy benefit manager licensure; amend KRS 304.9-055 to permit the insurance commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations relating to pharmacy benefit managers; amend KRS 304.14-120 to require the insurance commissioner to review certain health plans; amend KRS 304.17A-712 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125 to apply certain pharmacy-related insurance laws to limited health service benefit plans, including limited health service contracts; amend KRS 304.38A-115 to apply certain pharmacy-related insurance laws to limited health service organizations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to require the state employee health plan and state agencies to comply with certain pharmacy-related insurance laws; amend KRS 367.828 to establish certain requirements for health discount plans relating to prescription drugs; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 304.38A-120, relating to assignment of certain benefits under limited health service organization plans, to consolidate provisions; apply various sections to contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025; require the insurance commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this Act on or before January 1, 2025; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 104 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASS SB 188 W/ scs1 sfa1 — pass (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- B. Storm — primary (person)
- D. Douglas — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- G. Boswell — primary (person)
- G. Elkins — primary (person)
- G. Neal — primary (person)
- J. Higdon — primary (person)
- J. Howell — primary (person)
- K. Berg — primary (person)
- L. Tichenor — primary (person)
- M. Deneen — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- P. Wheeler — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- R. Webb — primary (person)
- S. Funke Frommeyer — primary (person)
- S. Meredith — primary (person)
- S. West — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate
introduction - 2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee - 2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Banking & Insurance (S)
- 2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Banking & Insurance (S)
- 2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Banking & Insurance (S)
- 2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading
reading-2 - 2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Banking & Insurance (S)
- 2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
committee-passage - 2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (H)
referral-committee - 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
committee-passage - 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
- 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 97-0
passage, reading-3 - 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/37badf02-60a5-4368-8c67-536bef287a59. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).