Bill > HB67

This bill creates a new section of Kentucky's insurance laws to require that any health benefit plan issued or renewed in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses must include coverage for up to 20 visits per event of various chronic pain treatments provided by licensed professionals, such as acupuncture, massage therapy, physical therapy, and chiropractic services. It also creates a new section of Kentucky's Medicaid laws to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to provide the same coverage for chronic pain treatments. Additionally, the bill amends existing law to require healthcare practitioners to discuss and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2024.