Title XVIII, Public Health

Any city of the home rule class may, by ordinance, borrow money and issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of purchasing, establishing, erecting and acquiring a municipal hospital and necessary appurtenances thereto. The ordinance shall specify the proposed …

All bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 216.100 to 216.220 may bear interest at a rate or rate or method of determining rates, payable at least annually, and shall be executed in a manner and be payable at times, not exceeding thirty (30) years from the date of the issue of …

city debt. All bonds issued under KRS 216.100 to 216.220 shall be negotiable and shall not be subject to taxation. If any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be an officer before delivery of the bonds, the signature shall nevertheless be valid and su…

All money received from any bonds issued under KRS 216.100 to 216.220 shall be applied solely to the purchase, establishment, erection or acquisition of the municipal hospital and necessary appurtenances thereto, except that the money may be used also to advance the payment of in…

There shall be a statutory mortgage lien upon the municipal hospital and appurtenances in favor of the holders of the bonds and coupons. The hospital and appurtenances shall remain subject to the lien until payment in full of the principal and interest of the bonds. Any holder of…

If there is a default in the payment of the principal or interest of any of the bonds issued under KRS 216.100 to 216.220, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the municipal hospital on behalf of the city, with power to charge and colle…

income. (1) On or before the issuance of the bonds the city legislative body shall, by ordinance, set aside and pledge the income of the municipal hospital into a separate and special fund to be used and applied in payment of the cost, maintenance, operation and depreciation of t…

If a surplus is accumulated in the operating and maintenance fund equal to the cost of maintaining and operating the municipal hospital during the remainder of the calendar, operating or fiscal year, as may be provided by the ordinance required by KRS 216.160, the city legislativ…

The funds accumulating to the depreciation account shall be expended in balancing depreciation on the municipal hospital, or in making new constructions or additions thereto. Any such accumulations may be invested as the legislative body may designate. The income from such invest…

The city may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of any outstanding bonds, in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the issuance of the original bonds. The refunding bonds shall be secured to the same extent and shall have the same sour…

If the city legislative body finds that the bonds first authorized will be insufficient to accomplish the purpose desired, additional bonds may be authorized and issued subject to the same procedure.

Any city acquiring a municipal hospital pursuant to the provisions of KRS 216.100 to 216.220 may, at the time of issuing bonds for such acquisition, provide for additional bonds for additions and permanent improvements to be placed in escrow and to be negotiated from time to time…

Any city acquiring a municipal hospital under the provisions of KRS 216.100 to 216.220 may provide for additions to and improvements of the hospital by an additional issue of bonds in the same manner as the original bonds.

As used in KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Ambulatory facility" means an outpatient facility, including an ambulatory surgical facility, freestanding or mobile technology unit, or an urgent treatment center, that is not part of a hospital and…

not subject to personal liability. (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall collect, pursuant to KRS 216.2925, analyze, and disseminate information in a timely manner on the cost, quality, and outcomes of health services provided by health facilities and health care p…

insurance experience -- Administrative regulations. (1) For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929, the secretary may: (a) Appoint temporary volunteer advisory committees, which may include individuals and representatives of interested public or p…

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish by promulgation of administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A those data elements required to be submitted to the cabinet by all hospitals and ambulatory facilities, including a timetable for submission an…

Public-use data agreements and privacy rules -- Confidentiality of raw data -- Penalty for violation. (1) The following types of data shall be deemed as relating to personal privacy and, except by court order, shall not be published or otherwise released by the cabinet or its sta…

to be publicly available on cabinet's website -- Reports required. (1) (a) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall make available on its website information on charges for health-care services at least annually in understandable language with sufficient explanation to al…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 205.510 to 205.630, no provider shall knowingly solicit, receive, or offer any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate) for furnishing medical assistance benefits or in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging f…

neglect and adult abuse registries check by health facilities and Medicaid providers -- Administrative regulations. (1) Unless otherwise required by law, a health facility as defined in KRS 216B.015, or a health care provider enrolled in the Kentucky Medicaid program, may submit …

(1) As a condition of licensure or relicensure, all health facilities offering obstetric or midwifery services shall provide an auditory screening for all infants using one (1) of the methods approved by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs by administrative reg…

services referrals -- Cabinet for Health and Family Services to maintain list of perinatal palliative care programs or service providers. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Baby" includes both an unborn child as defined in KRS 311.781 and an infant as defined in KRS 311.821; (b) "…

and procedures for deactivation or sequestration and disposal of controlled substances upon death of patient or discontinuance of prescription -- Notice -- Written agreement -- Witness statement. (1) Any provider of hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life services shall have wri…

As used in KRS 216.300 to 216.308, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Licensed health care professional" means a physician and surgeon, podiatrist, osteopath, osteopathic physician and surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, dentist, or pharmacist. (2) "Suicide" means the a…

(1) A person commits a Class C felony when the person knowingly by force or duress causes another person to commit or to attempt to commit suicide. (2) A person commits a Class D felony when the person, with the purpose of assisting another person to commit or to attempt to commi…

216.302. (1) A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses medications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort, even if the medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death, shall not be deemed to have violated …

suicide. A cause of action for injunctive relief may be maintained against any person who is reasonably believed to be about to violate or who is in the course of violating KRS 216.302 by any person who is: (1) The spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person who would commit …

The licensing agency which issued a license or certification to a licensed health care professional who assists in a suicide in violation of KRS 216.302 may revoke license or certification of that person upon receipt of: (1) A copy of the record of the criminal conviction or plea…

This legislation is designed to permit a county to form a hospital district or two (2) or more counties to join together in the formation of a hospital district in order to provide a broader basis for local support of hospitals and related health facilities including supportive s…

As used in KRS 216.310 to 216.360: (1) "Hospital" means a place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care, for more than twenty-four (24) hours, of two (2) or more nonrelated individuals suffering from illness, disease,…

hospital districts. The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, in addition to his other duties, act as secretary of hospital districts, and is vested with jurisdiction, power, and authority, when the conditions set forth in KRS 216.317 exist, to establish …

(1) A hospital district may be created in accordance with the procedures of KRS 65.182 and 216.320. (2) Upon the creation of a hospital district, as provided in KRS 65.182 and 216.320, the district shall constitute and be a taxing district within the meaning of Section 157 of the…

Upon the completion of all procedures necessary for the creation of a taxing district as provided in KRS 65.182, the fiscal court shall notify the secretary and the secretary shall establish the district within the medical service area in which that county is located, and shall c…

members. (1) Where there is only one (1) participating county in the district, the county judge/executive, with the approval of the fiscal court of the participating county shall appoint five (5) members of the district board. Where there are two (2) or more counties participatin…

(1) One-third (1/3) of those persons first appointed to the board shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one-third (1/3) for a term of three (3) years, one-third (1/3) for a term of four (4) years. Where the board consists of a number not divisible by three (3), one-third (1/3)…

The board of the district shall be composed of residents of the county or district from which appointed. No person shall be appointed to the board of any hospital district who has any financial or professional interest in the establishment or continued existence thereof or who is…

The members of the board shall not receive compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties, upon vouchers duly approved by the board, signed by the secretary and countersigned by the preside…

The board shall be a body corporate under the name and style of ".... Hospital District Board of Trustees." The members shall, as soon as possible after their appointment, adopt a seal and organize by electing from their number a president, a secretary and a treasurer, each to se…

The government of the hospital district shall be vested in the board which shall have general control of the property and affairs of the district and shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of KRS 216.310 to 216.360 including, but not confined to, the follow…

created with zero cents as initial tax rate levy -- Applicability of KRS 132.023 to tax rate changes. Notwithstanding any other provision of KRS 216.310 to 216.360 to the contrary, the board of a hospital district created after January 1, 1994, proposing to levy a tax rate, in wh…

The board, in cooperation with regional or state comprehensive health planning councils, where established, shall plan for the unmet hospital needs in the district.

The treasurer of the board shall: (1) Have the custody of all money, securities, and obligations belonging to that district, and shall disburse money only for the uses and purposes of the district and in the manner prescribed by the bylaws on itemized vouchers allowed by the boar…

(1) Every district established under KRS 216.310 to 216.360 shall at all reasonable times keep open for the inspection of the Auditor of Public Accounts all of its records and books of accounts and shall have an outside independent audit by a certified public accountant annually.…

The fiscal year of a district shall commence on July 1 and close on June 30.

Within sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal year the board shall make a written report to the secretary. A copy of this report shall be filed with the county clerk of each county within the district. The report shall contain: (1) An itemized statement of the various sum…

The administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of a hospital district. He shall be responsible to the board for the efficient administration of all affairs of the hospital district and he shall have power, and it shall be his duty to carry out the orders of the board…

Hospital districts may, in addition to all other methods provided by law, acquire, construct, and improve hospital facilities through the issuance of revenue bonds under the terms and provisions of KRS Chapter 58.

The board of a hospital district may accept grants or aid from the state or federal government or any agency thereof to carry out the purpose of the district.

A hospital district may be dissolved in the following manner: (1) Upon determining that the district should be dissolved, the board shall unanimously adopt a resolution calling for the dissolution of the district. This resolution shall be sent to the fiscal court of each particip…