217.942 State official, employee, or agent prohibited from blocking access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. (1) An official, employee, or agent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall not block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. (2) Counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed health care provider shall not be considered a violation of subsection (1) of this section. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 7, 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 7 of that Act.