HB583Introduced in the House
AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
Introduced by Steve Riley, District 23
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
to Committee on Committees (S)
March 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House: Veto Override RCS# 312 · March 24, 2026
86
Yes
0
No
14
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Rudy | 1 | Absent |
| Kimberly Holloway | 2 | Absent |
| Randy Bridges | 3 | Yes |
| Wade Williams | 4 | Yes |
| Mary Imes | 5 | Yes |
| Chris Freeland | 6 | Yes |
| Suzanne Miles | 7 | Yes |
| Walker Thomas | 8 | Yes |
| Myron Dossett | 9 | Yes |
| Josh Calloway | 10 | Absent |
Bill history
introduced in House
to Committee on Committees (H)
to Health Services (H)
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2nd reading, to Rules
floor amendment (1) filed
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
received in Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
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