Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare

The cabinet may pay the necessary traveling expenses of children committed to it for care and treatment from their homes to the institutions or homes to which they are committed, and the traveling expenses of such children from the institutions to their homes when discharged.

Strategic plan for fund distribution -- Annual report and audit. There is established in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the "Early Childhood Development Fund." This fund shall exist for the purpose of receipt and expenditure of moneys to improve and promote early childh…

- Medical and hospital care -- Expenditures -- Appeal. (1) The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall provide through contractual agreement, or otherwise, such services as may be necessary to locate, diagnose, treat, habilitate, or rehabilitate children with dis…

(1) No child shall be accepted for care or treatment by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs if his parents or legal guardian are able to pay for such treatment, except where the child resides in an area of the state where adequate care and treatment are not oth…

The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall report the amount of money received and expended and a detailed statement of its activities to the Governor and General Assembly upon request.

All information as to medical data, personal facts, and circumstances obtained by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs staff shall constitute privileged communications, shall be held confidential and shall not be divulged without the consent of the father, mothe…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Recipient" means any person who has received medical services provided by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs or who has received medical services paid for on his behalf by the office; (2) "Me…

Third-party coverage for medical services provided by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs to clients of the office shall be considered primary coverage in all instances. The office's liability for coverage for medical services to its clients shall be considered…

(1) An applicant for or recipient of medical services provided by or paid for by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall inform the office of any rights that the applicant or recipient has to third-party payments for medical services at the time of initial ap…

The Kentucky General Assembly finds that services to children and transition-age youth are provided by various departments and agencies at both the state and local level, often without appropriate policy collaboration and service coordination. The General Assembly declares that t…

As used in KRS 200.501 to 200.509, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Child with a behavioral health need" means a child or transition-age youth with, or at risk of developing, an emotional disability, substance use disorder, or mental, emotional, or behavioral needs; (2…

Transition-Age Youth. There is hereby created a State Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth. The chairperson of the council shall be designated by the Governor and shall establish procedures for the council's internal procedures. (1) T…

No member of the State Interagency Council shall receive compensation other than that received as a state employee, except that the parent and youth members, alternate parent and youth members, and family organization members shall be reimbursed for all expenses incurred through …

disability and their parents, custodians, or guardians. A child or transition-age youth with a serious emotional disability and the parent, person exercising custodial control or supervision, or guardian of that individual shall have the same rights as anyone receiving behavioral…

development district. (1) There are hereby created regional interagency councils for the system of care. These councils shall be formed in each area development district within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, except that those area development districts that contain a county with a…

(1) The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall establish a Hemophilia Treatment Program within the office for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia. The Hemophilia Treatment Program shall assist those persons who require con…

(1) There is hereby created a Hemophilia Advisory Committee for the purpose of acting in an advisory capacity to the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs regarding the hemophilia treatment program. The committee shall consist of nine (9) members. The executive direc…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services; and (b) "Family preservation services" means programs that: 1. Follow intensive, home-based service models with demonstrated effectiveness in re…

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and substantial need: (1) To enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to minimize developmental delay, and to maximize individual potential…

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be: (1) To reaffirm the importance of the family in all areas of the child's development and to reinforce the role of the family in the decision making processes regarding their childre…

As used in KRS 200.650 to 200.676, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Awards and contracts" means the state and federal funds designated by the cabinet for projects relating to planning, resource development, or provision of direct early intervention services, as defined…

There is hereby created in state government the Kentucky Early Intervention System to provide services for infants and toddlers with a disability and their families. For administrative purposes, the Kentucky Early Intervention System shall be attached to the Cabinet for Health an…

Membership -- Duties -- Annual report -- Conflict of interest to bar voting. (1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Council to be comprised of twenty-five (25) members to be appointed by the Governor to serve a term of three (3…

The cabinet shall: (1) Administer all funds appropriated to implement the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676; (2) Identify and coordinate all available financial resources for early intervention within the Commonwealth from federal, state, local, and private sources, including …

(1) Upon identification of an eligible infant or toddler with disabilities, representatives of the entity serving as point of entry shall cause a multidisciplinary team, as defined in KRS 200.654, to be created for the child and family. (2) The multidisciplinary team shall develo…

Personnel development. (1) The cabinet shall monitor personnel standards for service providers to ensure the qualified service providers necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676 are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained in order to comply with t…

The cabinet shall attempt to identify all infants and toddlers eligible for Kentucky Early Intervention System services through implementation of an aggressive child find effort to be coordinated with the child find efforts of the Department of Education as set forth in administr…

In order to ensure access to early intervention services, the cabinet shall establish an effective and continuous public awareness effort. The effort shall: (1) Be directed at a number of primary referral sources, utilizing a means and language which is understandable, accessible…

Kentucky's participation in Part C of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that an infant or toddler with a disability who is being served by the Kentucky Early Intervention System and the parent or guardian of that child shall have the following right…

funding level. The use of early intervention funds provided under KRS 200.650 to 200.676 shall not be used to supplant existing funds from other sources. All local and state programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families shall maintain the funding which su…

Nothing in KRS 200.650 to 200.676 shall be construed to permit the following: (1) The reduction of local, state, or federal medical or other assistance available for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (2) The alteration of eligibility under Title V of the …

(1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council is established as a public agency and political subdivision of the Commonwealth with all powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon it by statute and essential to perform its functions including but not limited to employing other …

programs -- Plan for identification of early childhood development funding priorities -- Disbanding or suspension of councils -- Expiration of authority, councils, and initiatives -- Requests for proposals. (1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council is responsible for the following…

The Department of Education shall provide staffing and administrative support to: (1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council; (2) The Early Childhood Professional Development Council; and (3) The Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Council.

(1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council may recognize and fund a community early childhood council. A council shall be composed of no fewer than seven (7) and no more than twenty-seven (27) members. Each council shall be composed of at least one (1) member representing local age…