Telehealth · KY
Kentucky.
Licensed by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Kentucky residents can now access GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide through telehealth — from Louisville and Lexington to Bowling Green, Owensboro, and the rural counties in between. Pallas Health pairs you with a board-certified provider licensed in Kentucky who reviews your intake — by secure message in most cases — and, if appropriate, sends a prescription to a compounding pharmacy that ships to any Kentucky address in 2–3 business days.
Telehealth
Async + video
Asynchronous review permitted
Compounded sema
Available
Compounded tirz
Available
Shipping
2–3 business days
To any Kentucky address
Regulatory
How telehealth prescribing works in Kentucky
Kentucky permits licensed providers to establish the provider-patient relationship and prescribe non-controlled medications like GLP-1s through telehealth — including asynchronous review of your intake — when the standard of care is met.
Kentucky requires any provider prescribing to a Kentucky resident to hold an active Kentucky medical license. Under Kentucky's telehealth statute (KRS 311.5975) and Board of Medical Licensure rules, a licensed provider may use telehealth to establish the provider-patient relationship and prescribe non-controlled medications like GLP-1s — including synchronous video and, in appropriate cases, asynchronous review — provided the standard of care is met and the encounter is properly documented. Every Pallas provider who treats Kentucky patients holds an active Kentucky medical license. GLP-1s are not controlled substances, so Kentucky's separate controlled-substance telemedicine requirements do not apply — but our providers still take a complete history, screen for contraindications like personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, and follow up after initiation to monitor response and titrate the dose.
Insurance
Medicaid & insurance in Kentucky
Limited coverage
Kentucky Medicaid covers GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes with prior authorization. Coverage for weight-management indications is limited, and compounded GLP-1s are not covered.
Pallas is a cash-pay telehealth service. Medicaid and private insurance do not apply to our prescriptions; pricing is flat and disclosed up front.
Coverage
Cities served in Kentucky
We ship to every ZIP code in Kentucky, including:
- Louisville
- Lexington
- Bowling Green
- Owensboro
- Covington
- Richmond
- Georgetown
- Elizabethtown
FAQ
Kentucky GLP-1 questions
Usually no. Kentucky allows a licensed provider to establish the provider-patient relationship and prescribe non-controlled medications like semaglutide through telehealth, including asynchronous review of your intake. Most Kentucky patients complete everything by secure message; a provider may request a brief video visit only if your history calls for it.
Yes. Compounded tirzepatide prescribed by a Kentucky-licensed provider and dispensed by a U.S. state-licensed compounding pharmacy is available when there is a documented clinical need. Pallas works only with pharmacies that meet state and federal compounding standards.
Kentucky Medicaid covers GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes with prior authorization. Weight-management coverage is limited, and compounded GLP-1s are not covered. Pallas is a cash-pay service, so Medicaid rules do not apply to our prescriptions.
No. Under Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure rules, the prescribing provider must hold an active Kentucky medical license when treating a patient located in Kentucky. Every Pallas clinician who treats Kentucky patients is individually licensed in Kentucky.
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