2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 205 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
205.5623 Department's powers in providing program benefits.

Download as PDF 205.5623 Department's powers in providing program benefits. (1) (2) (3) In providing program benefits, the department may: (a) Enter into a contract with one (1) or more prescription drug plans to coordinate the prescription benefits of the program and the federal law; (b) Preliminarily enroll beneficiaries into a preferred Medicare Part D plan, with an opt-out provision for individuals. Individuals who opt out of the preferred PDP shall remain enrolled in the program unless they choose to disenroll from the program; (c) Prescribe the application and enrollment procedures for prospective enrollees; (d) Select, in accordance with applicable state law, a contractor to assist in the administration of the program or negotiate program administrative functions with a preferred PDP plan; (e) Determine which drugs will be covered by the plan; and (f) Negotiate with manufacturers for rebates. Program benefits shall begin January 1, 2006. For persons meeting eligibility requirements, the program may pay all or some of the deductibles, coinsurance payments, premiums, and copayments required under the Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit program. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 8, effective June 20, 2005.