Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB583: AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.
What the bill says
An act relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 160 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, if a school district elects to: (a) Provide healthcare services through a licensed or certified healthcare professional, the school district shall bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to Medicaid enrolled students for whom the district has obtained parental consent to bill; and (b) Contract with a third-party billing vendor to bill the school-based Medicaid program for covered services, the school district shall contract with a vendor that has the capacity to submit Medicaid billing claims for all codes listed in the current Medicaid Technical Assistance Guide, including all codes within the scope of practice of nurse practitioners. (2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, school nurses shall be eligible to receive preventative oral health services training provided by the Department for Public Health. (b) School districts shall be permitted to bill for preventative oral health services under the school-based Medicaid program when providing preventative oral health services that are within the scope of practice of a school nurse to Medicaid enrolled students for whom the district has obtained parental consent to …
Sponsors
- Steve Riley (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
- Robert Duvall (R, HD-017)
- Patrick Flannery (R, HD-096)
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088)
- Kevin Jackson (R, HD-020)
- Scott Lewis (R, HD-014)
- Shawn McPherson (R, HD-022)
- J.T. Payne (R, HD-011)
- Nancy Tate (R, HD-027)
- Walker Thomas (R, HD-008)
- Lisa Willner (D, HD-035)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- : floor amendment (1) filed
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Health Services (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 312 (March 24, 2026): 86 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Medicaid, Children And Minors, Health And Medical Services, Education, Finance, Nurses
Common questions
- What is HB583?
- HB583 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
- What does HB583 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
- What is the status of HB583?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB583?
- Steve Riley (R, HD-023), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB583?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb583.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.