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HB583 • 2026

AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
S. Riley
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
03/25/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HFA1

House Floor Amendment 1 • S. Riley

Replace reference to "dental" services with "oral health" services; establish that preventative oral health services provided in a school-based setting shall be limited to services within the scope of practice for school nurses; require that preventative oral health services provided in a school-based setting be provided in accordance with protocols developed by the Department for Public Health; establish that this Act does not modify or supersede school health requirements established in KRS 156.160; exempt schools that utilize federal funds to employ healthcare providers.

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM 2026 REGULAR SESSION Amend printed copy of HB 583 Amendment No.

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM 2026 REGULAR SESSION Amend printed copy of HB 583 Amendment No.
  • HFA 1 Rep.
  • Rep.
  • Steve Riley Committee Amendment Signed: Floor Amendment LRC Drafter: Adopted: Date: Rejected: Doc.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. 2026-03-24 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

  3. 2026-03-20 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  4. 2026-03-19 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    floor amendment (1) filed

  5. 2026-03-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    2nd reading, to Rules

  6. 2026-03-12 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  7. 2026-02-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Health Services (H)

  8. 2026-02-06 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 583/GA
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HB058310.100 - 1429 - XXXX 3/24/2026 3:40 PM GA
AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 160 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, if a school district elects to: 5
(a) Provide healthcare services through a licensed or certified healthcare 6
professional, the school district shall bill the school -based Medicaid 7
program for medically necessary services provided to Medicaid enrolled 8
students for whom the district has obtained parental consent to bill; and 9
(b) Contract with a third -party billing vendor to bill the school -based Medicaid 10
program for covered services, the school district shall contract with a 11
vendor that has the capacity to submit Medicaid billing claims for all codes 12
listed in the current Medicaid Technical Assistance Guide, including all 13
codes within the scope of practice of nurse practitioners. 14
(2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, school nurses shall be 15
eligible to receive preventative oral health services training provided by the 16
Department for Public Health. 17
(b) School districts shall be permitted to bill for preventative oral health 18
services under the school -based Medicaid program when providing 19
preventative oral health services that are within the scope of practice of a 20
school nurse to Medicaid enrolled students for whom the district has 21
obtained parental consent to bill. 22
(c) Preventative oral health services provided under this subsection shall be: 23
1. Limited to services within the scope of practice for school nurses 24
established under KRS Chapter 314; and 25
2. Provided in accordance to protocols developed by the Department for 26
Public Health in consultation with the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. 27
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 583/GA
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HB058310.100 - 1429 - XXXX 3/24/2026 3:40 PM GA
(3) This section shall not: 1
(a) Apply to a school district that contracts with its local health department, a 2
federally qualified health center, or any other community -based provider 3
for school healthcare services; 4
(b) Be interpreted as requiring a school district to provide healthcare services 5
through a school nurse; 6
(c) Be construed or interpreted as modifying or superseding the school health 7
requirements established pursuant to KRS 156.16 0 and administrative 8
regulations promulgated thereunder; or 9
(d) Apply to a school that utilizes federal funds to employ a healthcare provider 10
to provide healthcare services to students. 11