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Copay exceptions
You pay $0 in copays for:
Services for foster children
Services for children enrolled in Medicaid
Services for pregnant women (includes a 60-day period after pregnancy ends)
Services for Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries who have reached their cost-sharing limit for the quarter (5% of the family’s total income per quarter)
Individuals receiving hospice care
Emergency services
Some family planning services
Preventive services
What are my benefits?
Acute inpatient hospital services: $0 copay
Per admission
Inpatient physician and surgeon services: $0 copay
Cosmetic surgery isn’t covered (except postmastectomy reconstructive surgery)
Transplant: $0 copay
No limit
Emergency room (ER): $0 copay
$0 copay for using the ER without an emergency
Emergency ambulance (ground or air): $0 copay
No limit
Physician office services: $0 copay
No limit
Outpatient hospital ambulatory surgical center: $0 copay
Cosmetic surgery isn’t covered (except postmastectomy reconstructive surgery)
Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Primary Care Center (PCC): $0 copay
Per visit
Dental services: $0 copay for adults; $0 copay for children
Per visit
Home health care: $0 copay
No limit
Vision services: $0 copay for adults; $0 copay for children
1 exam per year
Urgent care: $0 copay
Per visit
Radiation therapy: $0 copay
No limit
Chemotherapy: $0 copay
No limit
Family planning: $0 copay
No limit
Podiatry: $0 copay
No limit
Prenatal and postnatal care: $0 copay
No limit
Maternity services: $0 copay
No limit
Generic medications: $0 copay
No limit
Brand-name medications: $0 copay
No limit
Skilled nursing and rehabilitation: $0 copay
No limit
Chiropractic services: $0 copay
Per visit (limited to 26 visits per 12-month period)
Durable medical equipment: $0 copay
Per item
Hearing aids and audiometric services: $0 copay
Limited to children under 21
Orthotic and prosthetic devices: $0 copay
Per item
Physical and occupational speech therapy: $0 copay for adults; $0 copay for children
Per visit (limited to 20 visits for each therapy, per year)
Private duty nursing: $0 copay
2,000 hours per year (outpatient only)
Laboratory, diagnostic and radiology services (outpatient): $0 copay
Per visit and per service
Autism spectrum disorder services: $0 copay
Up to age 21
Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) special services: $0 copay
Limited to medically necessary services and must get prior authorization
Commission for Children with Special Healthcare Needs: $0 copay
Limited to children who meet the eligibility criteria of the Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
Specialized children’s services clinics: $0 copay
Services are limited to children under age 18 and must be performed by specialized clinics
Targeted case management: severe emotional disability (SED) children services: $0 copay
Limited to children who meet Kentucky’s statutory definition of SED. Services are available to children from birth.
First Steps services: $0 copay
For children up to 2 years old who have physical or mental developmental delays
Targeted case management: $0 copay
No limit
Inpatient mental health and substance use services: $0 copay
Per admission
Outpatient mental health and substance use services: $0 copay
Per visit
Psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs): $0 copay
Services for residents ages 6 to 21
Smoking and tobacco cessation: $0 copay
No limit
Allergy services: $0 copay
No limit
Wellness and preventive health services: $0 copay
No limit
Nonemergency transportation services: $0 copay
No limit
Family planning services: $0 copay
No limit
Hospice services: $0 copay
No limit
Second opinion: $0 copay
No limit
Telehealth: $0 copay
No limit
Renal dialysis and hemodialysis services (outpatient): $0 copay
No limit
Notes:
All benefits provided must be medically necessary.
Copays apply to all members, unless they are exempt.
Copays are limited to no more than 5% of your family’s total income every three months.