217.930 Definitions for KRS 217.930 to 217.942.

KY Rev Stat § 217.930 (2019) (N/A)
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217.930 Definitions for KRS 217.930 to 217.942. As used in KRS 217.930 to 217.942: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) "Eligible patient" means a veteran who meets the requirements of KRS 217.934; "Health care provider" means a licensed physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed physician assistant; "Health facility" has the same meaning as in KRS 216B.015; "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" or "HBOT" means inhalation of one hundred percent (100%) oxygen in a total body chamber, where atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled, applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition of human beings; "Traumatic brain injury" has the same meaning as in KRS 211.470; "Veteran" has the same meaning as in KRS 40.010; and "Written informed consent" means a written document that meets the requirements of KRS 217.936. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 1, 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 1 of that Act.