Kentucky Statutes 304.38-196 – Indemnity payable for services performed by chiropractors, physicians, osteopaths, or podiatrists
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(1) Any certificate, agreement or contract issued in this state by a health maintenance organization which provides coverage for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a chiropractor duly licensed under KRS Chapter 312, shall be deemed to provide benefits for such services whether performed by a duly licensed physician, osteopath, or chiropractor, notwithstanding any provision contained in the certificate, agreement or contract. An enrollee requesting chiropractic treatment for otherwise covered conditions shall not unreasonably be denied chiropractic treatment if treatment of the conditions is within the lawful scope of chiropractic practice.
(2) Any certificate, agreement, or contract issued in this state by a health maintenance organization which provides coverage for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a podiatrist duly licensed under KRS Chapter 311, shall be deemed to provide benefits for those services whether performed by a duly licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor, or podiatrist, notwithstanding any provision contained in the certificate, agreement, or contract.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 466, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch.
399, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986.
(2) Any certificate, agreement, or contract issued in this state by a health maintenance organization which provides coverage for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a podiatrist duly licensed under KRS Chapter 311, shall be deemed to provide benefits for those services whether performed by a duly licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor, or podiatrist, notwithstanding any provision contained in the certificate, agreement, or contract.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.38-196
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Enrollee: means a person who has been enrolled in a health maintenance organization. See Kentucky Statutes 304.38-030
- Health maintenance organization: means any person who undertakes to provide, directly or through arrangements with others, health care services to individuals enrolled with such an organization on a per capita or a predetermined, fixed prepayment basis. See Kentucky Statutes 304.38-030
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 466, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch.
399, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986.