Kentucky Statutes 217.934 – Veterans are eligible patients — Criteria
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A veteran shall be an eligible patient for hyperbaric oxygen therapy if he or she has:
(1) A diagnosis of traumatic brain injury that is attested to by the patient’s treating health care provider;
(2) A prescription for hyperbaric oxygen therapy written by his or her treating health care provider; and
(3) Given written informed consent for the use of HBOT in accordance with KRS
217.936.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2018). 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 8, provides that 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14 may be known as the “Colonel Ron Ray Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act.” This statute was created in Section 3 of that Act.
(1) A diagnosis of traumatic brain injury that is attested to by the patient’s treating health care provider;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 217.934
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) A prescription for hyperbaric oxygen therapy written by his or her treating health care provider; and
(3) Given written informed consent for the use of HBOT in accordance with KRS
217.936.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2018). 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 8, provides that 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14 may be known as the “Colonel Ron Ray Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act.” This statute was created in Section 3 of that Act.