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HB786 • 2026
AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility.
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AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility.
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AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 849 Page 1 of 2 XXXX 11/19/2025 11:08 AM Jacketed AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility. 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 Section 1. KRS 205.592 is amended to read as follows: 3 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, pregnant women, new 4 parents[mothers] up to twenty-four (24) [twelve (12)] months postpartum, and 5 children up to age one (1) shall be el igible for participation in the Kentucky 6 Medical Assistance Program if: 7 (a) They have family income up to but not exceeding one hundred and eighty-five 8 percent (185%) of the nonfarm income official poverty guidelines as 9 promulgated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services 10 [of the United States ]as revised annually; and 11 (b) They are otherwise eligible for the program. 12 (2) The percentage established in subsection (1)(a) of this section may be increased to 13 the extent: 14 (a) Permitted under federal law; and 15 (b) Funding is available. 16 Section 2. If the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or t he Department for 17 Medicaid Services determines that a state plan amendment, waiver, or any other form of 18 authorization or approval from any federal agency to implement Section 1 of this Act is 19 necessary to prevent the loss of federal funds or to comply wit h federal law, the cabinet 20 or department: 21 (1) Shall, within 90 days after the effective date of this section, request the 22 necessary federal authorization or approval to implement Section 1 of this Act; and 23 (2) May only delay implementation of the provision s of Section 1 of this Act for 24 which federal authorization or approval was deemed necessary until the federal 25 authorization or approval is granted. 26 Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall constitute the specific au thorization 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 849 Page 2 of 2 XXXX 11/19/2025 11:08 AM Jacketed required under KRS 205.5372(1). 1