Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 216B.250.Health facility to furnish itemized statement of charges on request of paying patient

(1) For purposes of this section, “paying patient” means persons receiving health care services who pay directly for services rendered, patients with private health insurance or health maintenance organization coverage, persons receiving Medicaid or Medicaid benefits under Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act and persons receiving veteran's health care benefits. “Paying patient” does not include medically indigent persons with no source of payment whatsoever.

(3) Each health facility shall post in a publicly visible place in their admission, outpatient areas and, where applicable, emergency areas that an itemized statement is available to any paying patient upon request.

(4) The itemized statement rendered shall be the record maintained by the health facility that details the charges made for services rendered to patients and shall indicate whether an assignment of benefits has been obtained.

(5) Each health facility shall designate and make available appropriate staff to provide, upon patient request, an explanation of charges listed in the itemized statement.

(6) If a health facility knows of a discrepancy in the total charges as reported in an itemized statement and that which is reported to a third party payor, or at any time that a health facility becomes aware of such a discrepancy, the health facility shall provide the patient and third party payor with notification, an explanation and, if applicable, any reconciliation of the discrepancy in total charges.