Title XVIII, Public Health

and standards. (1) The department shall establish and implement a plan for achieving continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided under a statewide system for heart attack response and treatment by designating licensed hospitals as: (a) Level I Comprehensive Car…

emergency medical services providers -- Pre-hospital care protocols for heart attack patients at emergency medical services authorities -- Training on assessment and treatment of heart attack patients. (1) By June 1 of each year, the department shall send the list of recognized L…

The department shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days of July 14, 2022, promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement KRS 211.340 to 211.343.

public about proper siting and drilling of wells. The Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a program for testing, upon request of the owner or user of the water supply, private water supplies for bacterial and chemical contami…

Information made available -- Regulations -- Issuance of permits -- Site evaluations and approval of system designs by local health department or licensed professional engineer -- Notices of release for electrical wiring -- Fees -- Farmstead sewage disposal systems. (1) The cabin…

methodology for using conservation credits for greywater systems -- State primacy in allowable greywater use. (1) Ninety (90) days from July 15, 2016, the cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations that update the daily waste flow charts to account for technological impr…

constructed after July 15, 1986 -- Exception. (1) Any local board of health authorized to serve as agent of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the issuance of permits for on-site sewage disposal systems may set a schedule of fees reasonably related to the cost of admi…

(1) The cabinet shall establish a program to certify persons as installers of on-site sewage disposal systems. A master plumber licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 318 or a person who provides written verification from the local health department in the county in which the work was …

(1) The cabinet shall establish a program to certify persons as inspectors solely for on- site sewage disposal systems. Persons eligible for certification shall include sanitarians, engineers, soil scientists, and other qualified persons as determined by regulation by the cabinet…

In order to provide for the issuance of plumbing installation permits pursuant to KRS Chapter 318 and on-site sewage disposal permits pursuant to this chapter in a manner convenient to the public, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide office space in the local …

systems -- Local board of health as agent for cabinet -- Regulations. The commissioner of the Department for Public Health shall, upon written request from a local board of health, authorize the local board of health to serve as its agent to issue permits for on-site sewage dispo…

(1) The cabinet shall solicit and collect technical information relating to improved methods for construction, use, and rehabilitation of septic tanks and drain fields and use of alternative on-site sewage disposal systems and technologies. (2) The cabinet shall compile such info…

tank. If a proposed site fails to meet the criteria established by the cabinet for a septic tank system, a permit shall be granted for an approved on-site sewage disposal system other than a septic tank, including modified subsurface systems, mechanical systems, and any other sys…

As used in this section and KRS 211.395: (1) "Department" means the Department for Public Health; (2) "Eligible medical condition" means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome or other inflammatory bowel disease, or any other medical condition that requires…

Immunity from civil liability. (1) The department shall inform the operator of any public or semipublic building regulated by KRS 211.180 that has a toilet facility for its employees that a person may use that facility during normal business hours if all of the following conditio…

In enacting legislation relating to a rural Kentucky dental scholarship fund, the General Assembly has as its purpose the alleviation of the shortage of dentists in certain rural areas of the Commonwealth.

As used in KRS 211.405 to 211.460, unless the context requires otherwise, "board" means the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.

(1) There is hereby established within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, a rural Kentucky dental scholarship fund. (2) There shall be available each fiscal year to applicants selected by the board with the approval of the Dental Health Program of the Cabinet for Health …

(1) To be eligible for a scholarship made available under KRS 211.405 to 211.460, an applicant must: (a) Have been a resident of this Commonwealth for not less than five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application; (b) Be acceptable for enrollment in a dental school a…

(1) If the recipient of a scholarship fails, without justifiable cause to practice dentistry in the locality designated, the entire amount of scholarship benefits received under the provisions of KRS 211.405 to 211.460 plus six percent (6%) interest thereon, shall become due and …

The board may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of KRS 211.405 to 211.460.

Funds appropriated for the purpose of the rural Kentucky dental scholarship fund, and sums received as a result of violations of service agreements shall be placed in the State Treasury to the credit of a trust or agency fund for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of KRS …

As used in KRS 211.470 to 211.478: (1) "Board" means the Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Board created pursuant to KRS 211.472; (2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (3) "Traumatic brain injury" means a partial or total disability caused by injury to t…

(1) The Kentucky Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Board is hereby created for the purpose of administering the trust fund. The board shall be composed of nine (9) members including the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the secretary's designee, the execu…

The board shall: (1) Promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 211.470 to 211.478; (2) Formulate policies and procedures for determining individual eligibility for assistance from the trust fund in accordance with the following guidelines:…

(1) The traumatic brain injury trust fund is created as a separate revolving fund. (2) The trust fund may receive the proceeds from grants, contributions, appropriations, and any other moneys that may be made available for the purposes of the trust fund. (3) Expenditures from the…

Trust fund moneys shall be distributed for the following purposes: (1) To provide services to individuals suffering from conditions that qualify for assistance from the fund, in accordance with criteria established by the board in KRS 211.474; (2) To establish and maintain a stat…

The General Assembly finds that: (1) Trauma is a severe health problem in this state and a major cause of death and long- term disability; (2) Trauma care is an essential public service; (3) Trauma care is significantly limited in many parts of Kentucky, particularly in rural are…

For the purposes of KRS 211.490 to 211.496: (1) "Trauma" has the same meaning as defined in KRS 311A.010; (2) "Trauma center" means a hospital that has institutional, surgical, and specialty care and commitment to treating individuals with injuries and that has been verified by t…

Components of trauma care system -- Coordination of activities -- Confidentiality of data -- Reports -- Administrative regulations. (1) A comprehensive statewide trauma care program shall be established within the Department for Public Health. The statewide trauma care program sh…

(1) The Kentucky trauma care system fund is created as a restricted account that shall consist of state general fund appropriations and other grants, contributions, donations, or other moneys made available for the purposes of KRS 211.490 to 211.496. Moneys in the fund are hereby…

(1) The Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Board is hereby created for the purpose of administering the spinal cord and head injury research trust fund created pursuant to KRS 211.504. The board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor as follow…

The Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Board shall: (1) Formulate policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 211.500 to 211.504; (2) Promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 211.500 to 211.504 and to e…

(1) The revenues received from the disbursements provided under KRS 42.320(2)(c) shall be credited to the spinal cord and head injury research trust fund which is hereby created. (2) Federal funds or other funds which may be made available to supplement or match state funds for s…

(1) As used in this section, "department" means the Department for Public Health. (2) The Department for Public Health shall establish and implement a plan for achieving continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided under a statewide system for stroke response an…

entity -- Chair, vice chair, members -- Procedures -- Grants. (1) The Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council is hereby established to advise the General Assembly and state departments, agencies, commissions, authorities, and private institutions that provide services for individu…

(1) The Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council shall: (a) Act as the advisory body on rare diseases to the General Assembly, the Governor, and to all relevant state and private agencies that provide services to, or are charged with the care of, individuals with rare diseases; (b)…

(1) The Kentucky Rare Disease Council shall cease to exist on December 1, 2028, unless otherwise reestablished by the General Assembly. (2) If the General Assembly does not reestablish the Kentucky Rare Disease Council, any outstanding funds collected by the council as described …

(1) The breast cancer research and education trust fund is created as a separate revolving fund. The trust fund shall consist of funds collected from the income tax checkoff created under KRS 141.446 and any other proceeds from grants, contributions, appropriations, or other mone…

-- Terms -- Meetings. (1) The Breast Cancer Research and Education Trust Fund Board is hereby created for the purpose of administering the trust fund created under KRS 211.580. The board shall be composed of nine (9) members as follows: (a) The director of the University of Louis…

The Breast Cancer Research and Education Trust Fund Board created by KRS 211.585 shall: (1) Develop a written plan for the expenditure of trust funds made available under KRS 211.580. The initial plan shall be completed on or before October 1, 2005, and shall be updated on an ann…

(1) The pediatric cancer research trust fund is hereby created as a separate trust fund. The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) The fund shall receive amounts collected from the income tax checkoff created in KRS 141.445, and any other p…

Meetings. (1) The Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund Board is hereby created for the purpose of administering and distributing funds from the trust created under KRS 211.595. The board shall be composed of eighteen (18) members to be appointed as follows: (a) A specialist in pe…

The Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund Board created by KRS 211.596 shall: (1) Develop a written plan for the expenditure of trust funds made available under KRS 211.595. The initial plan shall be completed on or before October 1, 2015, and shall be updated on an annual basis o…

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall designate one (1) nonprofit corporation in each area development district to serve as the regional rape crisis center. The designated agency shall serve as the regional planning authority for crisis and advocacy services for vi…

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 210.410, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or any other state or local government entity is hereby authorized to make state grants and other fund allocations to assist nonprofit corporations in the establishment …

(1) There is created a trust fund to be known as the rape crisis center trust fund. The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) The trust fund shall be funded with moneys collected through the designation of a taxpayer's refund as provided by…

(1) A rape crisis center designated by the cabinet shall establish a board consisting of at least fifteen (15) members. At least one (1) member shall represent each county located in the area development district served by the center. (2) Each rape crisis center shall: (a) Act as…

All client records, requests for services, and reports that directly or indirectly identify a client or former client of a rape crisis center are confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person except as provided by law. The cabinet shall have access to client records, requ…

Powers of department. (1) The Department for Public Health shall establish, promote, and maintain a statewide multigenerational osteoporosis prevention and education program using available federal funds, state funds appropriated for that purpose, and other available funding. The…