# Kentucky SB 97: AN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses. Kentucky SB 97, AN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rick Girdler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB97-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 97 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-04-07, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51) - Sponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Disabilities, Education, Higher, Effective Dates, Delayed, Health And Medical Services, Health Care Professionals, Insurance, Health, Reports Mandated, State Employees, Actuarial Analysis, Health Benefit Plan Mandate, Local Mandate, State Employee Health Plan Mandate - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (171 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State worker and college plans must cover prosthetics and orthotics: benefit, medium. Public employee health plans, whether fully insured or self-insured, must follow the same prosthetic and orthotic coverage rules. Governing boards of state colleges that run self-insured employer plans must also comply. This gives workers and campus plan members the same device, repair, and replace… - Annual prosthetic claims reports and federal check: benefit, low. Every insurer must report by June 1 each year how many prosthetic and orthotic claims it received and paid. By October 1, the Insurance Commissioner aggregates the data and sends it to the legislature. Within 30 days of the section’s start, the Department of Insurance tells federal HHS if Section 1… - Health plans must cover prosthetics and orthotics: mixed, high. The law requires all Kentucky health plans, including college student plans, to cover prosthetics and orthotics at least to federal Medicare/Medicaid standards. Plans must cover all parts, training on use, repairs, and replacements when medically needed. Replacement is covered for body changes, irr… - Rules apply to plans from January 2027: mixed, low. Sections 1 through 4 take effect January 1, 2027. Sections 1 through 3 apply to health plans that are issued or renewed on or after that date. Plans issued or renewed before then do not have to follow those parts yet. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Reed (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-07: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51) - 2026-03-31: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-31: passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-27: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-03-27: floor amendment (1) adopted (House) - 2026-03-27: Committee Substitute (1) adopted (House) - 2026-03-26: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-03-26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-24: to Banking & Insurance (H) (House) - 2026-03-13: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-13: received in House (House) - 2026-03-12: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-10: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: to Banking & Insurance (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-15: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-15: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb97/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb97/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. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb97/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb97/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 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) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [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-SB97-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).