A veteran shall be an eligible patient for hyperbaric oxygen therapy if he or she has:

1. (1) A diagnosis of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder that is attested to by the patient's treating health care provider;
2. (2) A prescription for hyperbaric oxygen therapy written by his or her treating health care provider; and
3. (3) Given written informed consent for the use of HBOT in accordance with KRS 217.936.

Effective: July 15, 2026

History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2026. -- 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.