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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A veteran or a veteran's legal guardian shall provide written informed consent for treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in order to receive HBOT to treat traumatic brain injury.
(2) At a minimum, the written informed consent shall include:
(a) An explanation of the currently approved products and treatments for the traumatic brain injury from which the veteran suffers;
(b) A description of the potentially best and worst outcomes of using hyperbaric oxygen therapy and a realistic description of the most likely outcome;
(c) A statement that the veteran's health plan or third-party administrator and provider shall not be obligated to pay for any care or treatments consequent to the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy unless they are specifically required to do so by law or contract; and
(d) A statement that the veteran understands that the patient shall be liable for all expenses related to the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
(3) The description of potential outcomes required under subsection (2)(b) of this section shall:
(a) Include the possibility that new, unanticipated, different, or worse symptoms may result and that the proposed treatment may hasten death; and
(b) Be based on the treating health care provider's knowledge of the proposed treatment in conjunction with an awareness of the veteran's condition.
(4) The written informed consent shall be:
(a) Signed by:
1. The veteran; or
2. A legal guardian, if a guardian has been appointed for the veteran; and
(b) Attested to by the veteran's treating health care provider and a witness.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 217.936.Written informed consent required for hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xviii-public-health/ky-rev-st-sect-217-936/
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