Section 205.539 - Coverage and reimbursement for at-home anticoagulation management - Administrative regulations(1) The Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services shall provide coverage and reimbursement for at-home prothrombin time or international normalized ratio (INR) testing for anticoagulation management, including but not limited to education and training for patients and caregivers, INR monitors or testing devices, and all necessary supplies if the beneficiary: (a) Requires chronic oral anticoagulation management for a mechanical heart valve, chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism; (b) Has been anticoagulated for at least three (3) months prior to the use of the at-home testing device; and (c) Has received face-to-face education and training on anticoagulation management and use of the INR testing device prior to its use in the home. (2) The Department for Medicaid Services may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section. Added by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 74,§ 1, eff. 7/15/2024.