Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare

(1) Any provider who has been found by a preponderance of the evidence in an administrative process, in conformity with any applicable federal regulations and with due process protections, to have knowingly submitted or caused claims to be submitted for payment for furnishing tre…

(1) The Attorney General, on behalf of the Commonwealth, may commence proceedings to enforce KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483, and to prosecute for all other criminal offenses that involve or are directly related to the use of any Medical Assistance Program funds or services provided und…

(1) The Commonwealth shall have a lien against all property of any provider or recipient who is found to have defrauded the Medicaid program for an amount equal to the sum defrauded plus any interest and penalties levied under KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483. The lien shall attach to al…

In a prosecution for any violation of the provisions of KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483, it shall be a defense if the person relied on the written advice of an employee or agent of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and the advice constitutes a defense under any of the provisio…

(1) Any professional, licensed or regulated by any agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, who upon final and unappealable decision by a court of competent jurisdiction, is convicted or pleads guilty to a violation of any of the criminal provisions of KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483, sh…

managed care entities -- Disclosure requirements for owners and investors of health facilities and health services -- When disclosure must be provided. (1) Each Medicaid provider, other than an individual practitioner or group of practitioners, fiscal agent that processes or pays…

Any provider licensed or certified under the laws of the Commonwealth whose license or certificate to practice is suspended, revoked, limited, or otherwise restricted shall have that fact reported to the medical assistance program by the respective licensure or regulatory board o…

General in private practice. No staff of the Office of the Attorney General shall, in private practice of law, serve as legal counsel to or represent any provider, as defined in KRS 205.8451. Designated staff of the Office of the Attorney General shall work in cooperation with th…

(1) The Office of the Inspector General in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish, maintain, and publicize a twenty-four (24) hour toll-free hotline for the purpose of receiving reports of alleged fraud and abuse by Medical Assistance Program recipients and pa…

As used in KRS 205.905 to 205.920: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) "Evaluation team" means at least three (3) individuals employed as such by a qualified agency or organization. (3) "Personal care assistance services" means services which are r…

(1) The cabinet shall provide a subsidy for personal care assistance services to any adult who: (a) Has a severe physical disability; (b) Needs not less than fourteen (14) hours a week of personal care assistance services as defined by the secretary or needs an attendant at night…

Supplements other programs. (1) The cabinet shall establish by regulation an eligibility standard which takes into consideration the unique economic and social needs of severely physically disabled adults. (2) The subsidy shall not be considered income for any purpose to the exte…

(1) Within thirty (30) days of any recommendation of any decision by the cabinet, an aggrieved party may appeal. The Office of Administrative Hearings within the Department of Law shall appoint one (1) or more trained hearing officers to hear and decide the appeal. (2) Any party …

The secretary may promulgate regulations to implement KRS 205.905 to 205.915.

The cabinet shall implement the provisions of KRS 205.900 to 205.920 on a statewide basis and shall serve at least two hundred (200) severely physically disabled adults or more as provided in the state executive branch budget bill.

As used in KRS 205.940: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Representative payee" means a person appointed by the Social Security Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other nonprofit social service agency to provide fin…

(1) A representative payee fund shall be created for the purpose of providing grants to public or private organizations who provide representative payee services. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly. These moneys may also be supplemented by funds…

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 205.170 or subsections (1) to (3) of KRS 205.175 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person who violates subsection (4) of KRS 205.175 shall be guilty of a Class D felony. (3) Any person who willfully violates…

Any person violating the provisions of KRS 15.858 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.