Kentucky SB190 mandates health benefit plans to cover chronic pain treatments and regulates controlled substance prescriptions.
Kentucky SB190 requires health benefit plans to cover up to 20 visits per event for chronic pain treatments by licensed professionals specializing in various therapies. It mandates practitioners to query an electronic monitoring system for patient data before prescribing certain controlled substances. The bill also limits copays for chronic pain treatments to the same level as primary care visits and requires practitioners to maintain detailed medical records for patients prescribed controlled substances. The provisions take effect January 1, 2027.
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