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HB523 • 2026

AN ACT relating to families and children.

AN ACT relating to families and children.

Children
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
S. Heavrin
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
03/13/26: returned to Families & Children (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT relating to families and children.

AN ACT relating to families and children.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to families and children.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    taken from Families & Children (H) 1st reading returned to Families & Children (H)

  2. 2026-02-05 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Families & Children (H)

  3. 2026-01-29 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to families and children.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1961
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AN ACT relating to families and children. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 200.470 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) No child shall be accepted for care or treatment by the Office for Children with 4
Special Health Care Needs if his or her parents or legal guardian are able to pay for 5
such treatment, except where the child resides in an area of the state where adequate 6
care and treatment are not otherwise available, in which event referral must be 7
made by the doctor caring for the child and the parents or guardian shall reimburse 8
the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs for all cost expended by the 9
office for treatment. 10
(2) In the event the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs determines that 11
the parents or legal guardian of a child with a disability can pay only a portion of 12
the cost of treatment through their own resources or through resources available to 13
them, such parents or guardian shall pay such sums as they are able to pay and the 14
funds thus received shall be turned over to the Office for Children with Special 15
Health Care Needs and applied to the cost of treatment and care of the child. 16