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Last action · February 12, 2026

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Introduced February 12, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB190

AN ACT relating to chronic pain treatments.

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…

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This bill would require most Kentucky health insurance plans and Medicaid to cover chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional, starting January 1, 2027. It would also require health care providers to discuss and offer alternative chronic pain treatments to a patient before first prescribing a controlled substance for pain. The goal is to expand access to non-opioid or alternative pain management options for people living with chronic pain. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with chronic pain conditions, Medicaid recipients, health insurance policyholders, and health care providers who treat pain.

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