Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch.225
Section 217.938 - Insurance coverage for hyperbaric oxygen therapy(1)KRS 217.930 to 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 217.942.(3) A hospital or health facility may approve the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the hospital or health facility.Added by 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14,§ 5, eff. 3/13/2018.