KRS 200.550: Hemophilia treatment program.

(1) The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall establish a

Hemophilia Treatment Program within the office for the detection, diagnosis and

treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia. The Hemophilia Treatment

Program shall assist those per sons who require continuing treatment with blood,

blood derivatives, or a manufactured pharmaceutical product to avoid crippling,

hospitalization, or other effects associated with hemophilia, but who are unable to

pay for the entire cost of such services on a continuing basis.

(2) The office shall also initiate activities with the advice of the Hemophilia Advisory

Committee to:

(a) Develop standards for determining eligibility for the care and treatment of

persons suffering from hemophilia;

(b) Assist in th e development and expansion of programs for the diagnosis and

treatment of hemophilia and related diseases including but not limited to home

care and medical and dental procedures designed to provide maximum control

over bleeding;

(c) Provide financial ass istance either directly or indirectly to persons suffering

from hemophilia for the purpose of obtaining blood, blood derivatives and

concentrates, and other efficacious agents for use in hospital, medical and

dental facilities as well as in the home;

(d) Provide for community educational programs for the detection of hemophilia

and for the counseling of individuals and families suffering from hemophilia;

and

(e) Conduct educational programs for physicians, dentists, hospitals, health

departments, and the pu blic concerning the methods of detection, diagnosis

and treatment of persons who have hemophilia.