HB506
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer…
Introduced: February 13, 2025
Last action: February 21, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require health insurance plans and Medicaid to cover chronic pain treatments provided by licensed professionals. It would also require healthcare providers to discuss and offer alternative pain treatments to patients before first prescribing a controlled substance for chronic pain. Most provisions would take effect for insurance plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. Who it may affect: Kentuckians living with chronic pain, people covered by Medicaid or private health insurance, and healthcare providers who treat pain conditions.
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