Title XVIII, Public Health

(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…

The duties of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall be to: (1) Promote and develop effective programs of education, health, recreation, welfare, public safety, and correctional services for children and youth; (2) Conduct continuing programs of public information to ed…

As used in KRS 211.647 and 216.2970, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Office" means the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs; (3) "Permanent childhood hearing loss" means a hearing deficit id…

audiological assessment and diagnostic centers. (1) The office, on receipt of an auditory screening report of an infant from a hospital or freestanding birthing center in accordance with KRS 216.2970, shall review each auditory screening report that indicates a potential hearing …

As used in KRS 211.651 to 211.670, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (3) "Department" means the Department for Public Health; an…

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that congenital anomalies, stillbirths, and high risk conditions represent problems of significant health importance about which too little is known; that conditions of this nature lead to severe mental anguish on the part of parents…

promulgate administrative regulations. (1) The Department for Public Health shall establish and maintain a Kentucky birth surveillance registry that will provide a system for the collection of information concerning birth defects, stillbirths, and high-risk conditions. The system…

(1) All lists and medical records maintained by hospitals and medical laboratories pursuant to KRS 211.660 shall be confidential. All information collected and analyzed pursuant to KRS 211.660 shall be held confidential as to the identity of the individual patient. Staff of the c…

Safe Care assessment and process. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (b) "Plan of Safe Care" means a safety-focused and preventive plan developed and administered by th…

As used in KRS 211.672 to 211.678, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department for Public Health; (3) "Department" means the Department for Public Health; and (4…

All cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) diagnosed among Kentucky resident births shall be reported to the Kentucky Department for Public Health by the facility where NAS is diagnosed. The report shall be made at the time of NAS diagnosis pursuant to guidance issued by the…

of data regarding reports made relating to neonatal abstinence syndrome. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all information reported or furnished to the Kentucky Department for Public Health pursuant to KRS 211.672 to 211.678 shall be privileged and confidential, s…

72.029. The Kentucky General Assembly declares that the purpose of KRS 211.680 to 211.686 and KRS 72.029 is to reduce the number of child and maternal fatalities. The General Assembly finds that establishing priorities and developing programs to prevent child and maternal fatalit…

laws relating to coroners. The provisions of KRS 211.680 to 211.686 and KRS 72.029 shall not be interpreted to limit, restrict, or otherwise affect any power, authority, duty, or responsibility imposed by any other provisions of law upon any coroner, but rather shall be interpret…

of state maternal fatality review team -- Annual report on child and maternal fatalities to include demographics of race, ethnicity, and geography -- Privilege in civil actions. (1) For the purposes of KRS Chapter 211: (a) "Child fatality" means the death of a person under the ag…

- Confidentiality of team proceedings and records. (1) A local child fatality response team may be established in every county or group of contiguous counties by the coroner or coroners with jurisdiction in the county or counties. The local coroner may authorize the creation of a…

(1) As used in this section and KRS 211.690: (a) "Home visitation" means a service delivery strategy with voluntary participation of at-risk parents during the prenatal period and until the child's third birthday that provides visits by nurses, social workers, and other professio…

risk parents. (1) There is established within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) Program as a voluntary statewide home visitation program, for the purpose of providing assistance to at-risk parents during the prenat…

care, and control complications. The Department for Medicaid Services, the Department for Public Health, the Office of Health Data and Analytics, and the Personnel Cabinet shall collaborate to identify goals and benchmarks while also developing individual entity plans to reduce t…

The Department for Medicaid Services, the Department for Public Health, the Office of Health Data and Analytics, and the Personnel Cabinet shall submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by January 10 of each odd-numbered year on the following: (1) The financial impa…

programs to implement KRS 211.751 and 211.752. The requirements of KRS 211.751 and 211.752 shall be limited to the diabetes information, data, initiatives, and programs within each agency prior to June 8, 2011, unless there is unobligated funding for diabetes in each agency that …

restrict -- Interference prohibited. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, a mother may breast-feed her baby or express breast milk in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be. Breast-feeding a child or expressing breast milk a…