# Kentucky HB 178: AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model. Kentucky HB 178, AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB178-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 178 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103) - Sponsor: Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Health Benefit Plan Mandate, Local Mandate, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Federal Laws And Regulations, Health And Medical Services, Insurance, Health, Mental Health - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Insurance must cover collaborative mental health care: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, health plans that cover mental health must pay for care delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model. This includes services billed under CPT codes 99492, 99493, 99494, and any later codes the Insurance Department lists. Your insurer can deny payment if it d… - State updates collaborative care codes and waiver steps: mixed, low. The Insurance Department keeps an administrative rule that lists the billing codes for the psychiatric collaborative care model. The rule shows updates to current CPT codes and any other codes that meet the model. If this state coverage counts as extra beyond federal essential health benefits, the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bobby McCool (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-16: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-21: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 (House) - 2026-01-16: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (House) - 2026-01-16: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-01-15: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-01-13: to Health Services (H) (House) - 2026-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-07: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb178/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb178/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb178/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb178/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB178-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).