Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare
31 chapters · 957 sections in this title.
KRS § 194A.540 Cabinet's manner of addressing child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault -- Coordination, consultation, recommendations, and training
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violence, rape, and sexual assault -- Coordination, consultation, recommendations, and training. The cabinet shall address child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault in a manner that includes but is not limited to: (1) Providing coordinative functions…
KRS § 194A.545 Training and continuing education courses for staff of Department for Community Based Services
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Community Based Services. (1) The secretary for health and family services shall develop an initial training course and continuing education courses for employees of the Department for Community Based Services concerning the: (a) Dynamics of domestic violence and elder abuse, neg…
KRS § 194A.550 Training requirements for staff of agencies providing shelter services for victims
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victims. (1) The secretary for health and family services shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A setting forth the requirements for initial training courses and continuing education courses for staff of agencies providing protective shelter services for…
KRS § 194A.560 Sections and amendments to be known as "Boni Frederick Bill."
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In honor of Boni Frederick who lost her life in the performance of her official duties, KRS 194A.560, 194A.562, 194A.564, 194A.566, and 605.170, and the amendments made to KRS 194A.065 in 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 140, shall be known as the "Boni Frederick Bill."
KRS § 194A.562 Risk assessments on local offices of Division of Service Regions -- Remediation where staff safety inadequate
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Remediation where staff safety inadequate. The cabinet shall conduct risk assessments on all local offices of the Division of Service Regions of the Department for Community Based Services and remediate the office environments that do not provide adequate safety and protection fo…
KRS § 194A.564 Study group to make recommendations on personnel classifications for state agency social workers -- Safety training -- Report
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state agency social workers -- Safety training -- Report. The cabinet secretary shall designate a study group composed of personnel within the Department for Community Based Services' field services staff and any other persons deemed necessary to make recommendations regarding pe…
KRS § 194A.566 Risk or safety assessment upon request of front-line staff -- Accompaniment by local law enforcement officer
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Accompaniment by local law enforcement officer. Front-line staff may request a risk or safety assessment prior to an investigation or delivery of services in a community setting. The direct supervisor of the requesting front- line staff and the safety liaison officer if a safety …
KRS § 194A.570 Serve Kentucky
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Serve Kentucky is created and shall be attached to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for oversight, technical, and administrative support purposes. A director and other appropriate staff shall be hired by Serve Kentucky when federal funds become available.
KRS § 194A.572 Serve Kentucky membership -- Term limits
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Serve Kentucky shall initially consist of twenty-five (25) voting members who shall be appointed by the Governor. Membership on Serve Kentucky shall be for a three (3) year term, with the exception that initially one third (1/3) of the members shall serve for a term of one (1) ye…
KRS § 194A.575 Purpose of Serve Kentucky
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The purpose of Serve Kentucky is to engage in statewide strategic planning, establish relevant policies, provide administrative oversight, and promote programs and strengthen the service ethic among the Commonwealth's citizens by facilitating the development of strategic programs…
KRS § 194A.578 Duties of Serve Kentucky -- Authority for administrative regulations
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Serve Kentucky shall: (1) Develop a strategic plan for service in Kentucky which covers a three (3) year period, and supporting efforts to achieve the goals of this plan. The plan shall be updated annually; (2) Oversee and submit Kentucky's annual applications to the Corporation …
KRS § 194A.600 Definitions for KRS 194A.600 to 194A.609
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As used in KRS 194A.600 to 194A.609: (1) "Council" means the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council; (2) "Dementia" means Alzheimer's disease and related dementia illnesses and disorders; and (3) "Office" means the Office of Dementia Services.
KRS § 194A.601 Office of Dementia Services -- Purpose -- Coordinator -- Annual report -- Duties of office
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Duties of office. (1) The Office of Dementia Services is established within the cabinet. The purpose of the office is to oversee information and resources related to policy and services affecting residents of Kentucky with dementia, and the caregivers and families of the resident…
KRS § 194A.603 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council -- Membership, duties, and personnel
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Membership, duties, and personnel. (1) The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council is created. The council shall report directly to the office. (2) The council shall be composed of the following sixteen (16) members: (a) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health …
KRS § 194A.609 Promulgation of administrative regulations to implement KRS 194A.600 to 194A.609
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to 194A.609. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A sufficient to implement KRS 194A.600 to 194A.609.
KRS § 194A.623 Office of Autism
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(1) The Office of Autism is hereby created within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) The Office of Autism may be housed at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, by agreement of the parties.
KRS § 194A.624 Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Administration of funds -- Annual report -- Administrative regulations
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funds -- Annual report -- Administrative regulations. (1) The Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders is hereby created and shall be attached to the Office of Autism within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for administrative purposes. (2) The Advisory Council on A…
KRS § 194A.625 Autism spectrum disorder trust fund
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(1) The autism spectrum disorder trust fund is hereby created in the State Treasury as a separate trust fund. The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) The fund shall receive amounts from grants, contributions, appropriations, or other mone…
KRS § 194A.700 Definitions for KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729
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As used in KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729: (1) "Activities of daily living" means normal daily activities, including but not limited to bathing, dressing, grooming, transferring, toileting, and eating; (2) "Ambulatory" means able to walk, transfer, or move from place to place with or w…
KRS § 194A.703 Requirements for living units
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(1) Each living unit in an assisted living community shall: (a) Be at least two hundred (200) square feet for single occupancy, or for double occupancy if the room is shared with a spouse or another individual by mutual agreement; (b) Include at least one (1) unfurnished room, a …
KRS § 194A.704 Assisted living community license to replace personal care home license if in compliance with KRS 194A.703
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in compliance with KRS 194A.703. (1) A licensed personal care home in substantial compliance with KRS 194A.703 shall be licensed as an assisted living community as of July 14, 2022. The cabinet shall issue an assisted living community license to the facility to replace its person…
KRS § 194A.705 Services provided to assisted living community residents -- Required services -- Access to basic health and health-related services -- Written policies to be given to resident -- Functional needs assessment
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services -- Access to basic health and health-related services -- Written policies to be given to resident -- Functional needs assessment. (1) The assisted living community shall provide each resident with access to the following services according to the lease agreement: (a) Ass…
KRS § 194A.7052 Additional services of assisted living community with dementia care -- Resident evaluation -- Activities -- Support services -- Access to secured outdoor space
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Resident evaluation -- Activities -- Support services -- Access to secured outdoor space. (1) In addition to the minimum services required in KRS 194A.705, an assisted living community with dementia care shall also provide: (a) Assistance with activities of daily living that addr…
KRS § 194A.7061 Assisted living community with dementia care licensure criteria -- Exception -- Inspections
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Exception -- Inspections. (1) An applicant for licensure as an assisted living community with dementia care shall have the ability to provide services in a manner that is consistent with the requirements in this section. The cabinet shall consider the following criteria for licen…
KRS § 194A.7063 Voluntary relinquishment of license -- Obligations
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A licensee shall notify the cabinet in writing at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the voluntary relinquishment of an assisted living community with dementia care license. For voluntary relinquishment, the facility shall: (1) Give all residents and their designated and leg…
KRS § 194A.7065 Assisted living community with dementia care responsibilities
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(1) A licensee of an assisted living community with dementia care is responsible for: (a) The care and housing of persons with dementia; (b) The provision of person-centered care that promotes each resident's dignity, independence, and comfort; and (c) The supervision, training, …
KRS § 194A.707 Licensure -- Administrative regulations -- Accreditation by other organizations -- Fees -- Compliance
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organizations -- Fees -- Compliance. (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish by the promulgation of administrative regulation under KRS Chapter 13A, an initial and relicensure review process for assisted living communities. This administrative regulation sh…
KRS § 194A.708 Additional policy and procedure requirements for assisted living community with dementia care licensees
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community with dementia care licensees. (1) In addition to the policies and procedures required in the licensing of all assisted living communities, an assisted living community with dementia care licensee shall develop and implement policies and procedures that address the follo…
KRS § 194A.709 Abuse, neglect, and exploitation of clients, policies and reporting
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(1) An assisted living community shall have written policies on reporting and recordkeeping of alleged or actual cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult under KRS 209.030. The only requisite components of a recordkeeping policy are the date and time of the report, th…
KRS § 194A.710 Licensure requirement -- Categories -- Administrative regulations
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(1) An assisted living community shall not operate unless it is licensed under this chapter. A licensee shall be legally responsible for the management, control, and operations of the facility. (2) The following categories are established for assisted living community licensure: …
KRS § 194A.711 Criteria to be met by residents
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A resident shall be ambulatory, unless due to a temporary condition.
KRS § 194A.713 Contents of lease agreement
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A lease agreement, in no smaller type than twelve (12) point font, shall be executed by the resident and the assisted living community and shall include but not be limited to: (1) Resident data, for the purpose of providing service, to include: (a) Emergency contact person's name…
KRS § 194A.715 Duty of assisted living community to provide copy of KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729 and relevant administrative regulations to interested persons
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194A.729 and relevant administrative regulations to interested persons. An assisted living community shall provide any interested person with a copy of KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729 and relevant administrative regulations.
KRS § 194A.717 Staffing requirements -- Prohibition against employing staff member with active communicable disease -- Emergency evacuation policy
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with active communicable disease -- Emergency evacuation policy. (1) Staffing in an assisted living community shall be sufficient in number and qualification to meet the twenty-four (24) hour scheduled needs of each resident pursuant to the lease agreement, functional needs asses…
KRS § 194A.719 In-service education for staff and management
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(1) Prior to independently working with residents, assisted living community staff and management shall receive orientation education addressing the following topics, with emphasis on those most applicable to the employee's assigned duties: (a) Resident rights; (b) Community poli…
KRS § 194A.7201 Continuing education requirements for manager of assisted living community with dementia care license
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community with dementia care license. (1) The assisted living manager of an assisted living community with dementia care shall complete at least ten (10) hours of annual continuing education that relate to the care of individuals with dementia. (2) Annual continuing education top…
KRS § 194A.7203 Person-centered care approach for dementia-trained staff -- Staffing levels -- Emergencies -- Staff trainer experience requirements -- Methods of instruction
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levels -- Emergencies -- Staff trainer experience requirements -- Methods of instruction. (1) An assisted living community with dementia care shall assign dementia-trained staff who have been instructed in the person-centered care approach for all residents. All direct care staff…
KRS § 194A.7205 Training requirements for assisted living community with dementia care -- Documentation
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care -- Documentation. In addition to the training required for all assisted living communities, an assisted living community with dementia care shall meet the following training requirements for staff who work on its secured dementia care unit: (1) All staff shall receive at lea…
KRS § 194A.721 Exemptions from space and bathing facilities requirements for living units of certain assisted living communities
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units of certain assisted living communities. (1) Any assisted living community that was open or under construction on or before July 14, 2000, shall be exempt from the requirement that each living unit have a bathtub or shower. (2) Any assisted living community that was open or …
KRS § 194A.722 Violations of standards and requirements are citations or deficiencies -- Limitation on civil monetary penalties -- Direction of fines to nursing incentive scholarship fund
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Limitation on civil monetary penalties -- Direction of fines to nursing incentive scholarship fund. (1) Violations of the administrative regulations, standards, and requirements set forth by the cabinet pursuant to KRS 194A.707 and the applicable provisions of KRS 216.515 to 216.…
KRS § 194A.725 Religious orders exempt from KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729
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Religious orders providing assistance with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and self-administration of medication to vowed members residing in the order's retirement housing shall not be required to comply with the provisions of KRS 194A.700 to…
KRS § 194A.727 Ineligibility for licensure of businesses not in full compliance with KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729
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194A.700 to 194A.729. Any business, not licensed or certified in another capacity, that complies with some provisions of KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729 but does not provide assisted living services shall not be eligible for licensure as an assisted living community under KRS 194A.700 t…
KRS § 194A.729 Cabinet to provide information to lending institutions relative to financing for assisted living community projects -- Fee
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financing for assisted living community projects -- Fee. If a person or business seeks financing for an assisted living community project, the cabinet shall provide written correspondence to the lender, upon request, to denote whether the architectural drawings and lease agreemen…
KRS § 194A.735 Homelessness Prevention Project -- Goals -- Support -- Timetables -- Participation -- Discharge plan -- Administrative regulations -- Data collection -- Reports -- Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness
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-- Participation -- Discharge plan -- Administrative regulations -- Data collection -- Reports -- Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness. (1) Subject to sufficient funding, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, in consultation…
KRS § 194A.800 Pilot program -- Community pharmacy care for medication-assisted substance abuse therapy -- Components -- Report
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substance abuse therapy -- Components -- Report. (1) For the purposes of this section, "pilot program" means a program in a county or set of counties, or a subset or subsets of the population, as designated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department for Beha…
KRS § 194A.990 Penalties
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(1) (a) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 194A.505(1), (2), or (7) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor unless: 1. The sum total of benefits received in excess of that to which the person was entitled at the time of the offense was committed is valued at five hund…