2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB413: AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
to Banking & Insurance (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Banking and Insurance(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197088.6 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/19703.1 KB