{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-304.18-040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 304.18-040","heading":"Direct payment of hospital, medical services.","body":"Any group health policy may provide that all or any portion of any indemnities provided\nby any such policy on account of hospital, nursing, medical or surgical services may, at\nthe insurer's option, be paid directly to the hospital or person rendering such  services; but\nthe policy may not require that the service be rendered by a particular hospital or person.\nPayments so made shall discharge the insurer's obligation with respect to the amount of\ninsurance so paid.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=29429","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:57:49Z","sha256":"93c348705000fc2d2627528f03ce29b544e0539fab64f98ec06cfe8c4ef97237","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-304.18-038","next":"us-ky/krs-304.18-045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}