Kentucky Statutes 217.938 – Insurance coverage for hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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(1) KRS § 217.930 to KRS § 217.942 shall not:
(a) Expand the coverage required of an insurer;
(b) Affect the requirements for insurance coverage of routine patient costs for veterans involved in hyperbaric oxygen therapy;
(c) Require a health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency to pay costs associated with the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy; or
(d) Require a hospital or health facility to provide new or additional services.
(2) A health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency may provide coverage for the cost of hyperbaric oxygen therapy under KRS § 217.930 to KRS § 217.942.
(3) A hospital or health facility may approve the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the hospital or health facility.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2018.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2018). 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 8, provides that 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14 may be known as the “Colonel Ron Ray Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act.” This statute was created in Section 5 of that Act.
(a) Expand the coverage required of an insurer;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 217.938
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Affect the requirements for insurance coverage of routine patient costs for veterans involved in hyperbaric oxygen therapy;
(c) Require a health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency to pay costs associated with the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy; or
(d) Require a hospital or health facility to provide new or additional services.
(2) A health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency may provide coverage for the cost of hyperbaric oxygen therapy under KRS § 217.930 to KRS § 217.942.
(3) A hospital or health facility may approve the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the hospital or health facility.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2018.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2018). 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 8, provides that 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14 may be known as the “Colonel Ron Ray Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act.” This statute was created in Section 5 of that Act.