An insurer shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance amount charged to the insured for services rendered by a chiropractor licensed under KRS Chapter 312 or an optometrist licensed under KRS Chapter 320 that is greater than the copayment or coinsurance amount charged to the insured for the services of a physician or an osteopath licensed under KRS Chapter 311 for the same or similar diagnosed condition, even if different nomenclature is used to describe the condition or complaint.
Effective: July 12, 2006

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.17C-110

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Insurer: means any insurance company, health maintenance organization, self- insurer or multiple employer welfare arrangement not exempt from state regulation by ERISA, provider-sponsored integrated health delivery network, self-insured employer-organized association, nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, dental, health service corporation, or limited health service organization authorized to transact health insurance business in Kentucky who offers a limited health service benefit plan. See Kentucky Statutes 304.17C-010

History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 253, sec. 12, effective July 12, 2006.