Assessors -- Cabinet to maintain list -- Qualifications

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish and maintain a list of approved assessors for each county participating in the pilot program established under KRS 533.272 to perform clinical assessments; and (2) No assessor shall be approved unless he or she is a: (a) Qualified mental health professional as defined under KRS 533.270; and (b) Medicaid-approved provider or employed by a Medicaid-approved provider.