Title XVIII, Public Health

by secretary when emergency exists -- Appeal and hearing. (1) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall allocate available funds to the boards for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability or nonprof…

In addition to the powers and duties already conferred upon him by the law, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall: (1) Promulgate policies and regulations governing eligibility of community programs for mental health or individuals with an intellectual…

program. In order to provide the necessary funds to establish and operate a services program for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability and to establish and maintain a clinic, any city or county coming under the provisions of KRS 210.370 to 210.460 may contr…

disability -- Governing board. (1) It is the intent of this section to create a taxing district for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability by operation of law in each county coming under the provisions of KRS 210.370 to 210.460, in order to implement KRS 210…

disability. (1) If, after the establishment of the taxing district for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability as provided for in this section, KRS 210.460, and KRS 210.470, the tax levying authorities in member areas of the district, in the opinion of the co…

treatment providers for involuntary treatment under KRS 222.433 and 222.434. Regional community boards for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability shall, on at least an annual basis, submit the following lists to the circuit clerks in each board's region: (1)…

(1) The regional community boards for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability established under KRS 210.370 shall institute regional planning councils for the purpose of conducting assessment and strategic planning. The councils shall be attached to the commu…

(1) The regional planning councils shall meet as often as necessary to accomplish their purpose. (2) The regional planning councils shall: (a) Assess in the region the needs of individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, and dual diagnoses; (b) 1. Study the regional…

The interstate compact on mental health is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein as follows: The contracting states solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party states find that the proper and expeditious treatment of the…

The Governor is authorized and empowered to designate an officer who shall be the compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. T…

The compact administrator is authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any inst…

The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered in…

and supports for persons with an intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities -- Construction of KRS 210.570 to 210.577. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby finds and declares that: (1) Assistance and support to citizens of the Commonwealth…

Intellectual Disability and Other Developmental Disabilities -- Membership -- Chair -- Compensation. (1) There is created the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability and Other Developmental Disabilities. The commission shall co…

(1) The commission created in KRS 210.575 shall meet at least quarterly or upon the call of the chair, the request of four (4) or more members, or the request of the Governor. (2) The commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to accomplish the following: (a) Advise the Gover…

KRS 210.710 to 210.760 may be cited as the "Patient Liability Act of 1978."

(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) "Facility" means a hospital or other institution operated or utilized by the cabinet for the mentally ill, individuals with an intellectual disability, or respiratory disease patients. (3) "Homestead" means a pla…

(1) Every patient admitted to a facility operated or utilized by the cabinet, except prisoners transferred pursuant to KRS 202A.201, shall be charged for their board, maintenance and treatment pursuant to this section and the cabinet may sue in the Franklin Circuit Court or Frank…

The following shall be exempt from liability for patient's board, maintenance and treatment charges: (1) Any parents' liability for charges for board, maintenance and treatment at facilities operated or utilized by the cabinet that exceed the cost of caring for a normal child at …

The secretary may adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of KRS 210.710 to 210.760 and for participation in federal programs.

Nothing in KRS 210.710 to 210.760 shall be construed to preclude participation in federal programs.

As used in KRS 210.770 to 210.795, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Mental impairment" includes an intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (2) "Person with a disability" means someone with a phys…

(1) There is hereby created the Hart-Supported Living Council for services to persons with a disability and their families. (2) (a) The Hart-Supported Living Council shall be composed of eleven (11) members. The secretary and the executive director of the Kentucky Housing Corpora…

(1) The Hart-Supported Living Council shall be responsible for making recommendations to the cabinet for: (a) A budget and priorities for fund allocations for supported living services for persons with disabilities within the Commonwealth; (b) Standards for quality assurance for …

(1) Only a person with a disability who is a resident of Kentucky or whose family or guardian is a resident of Kentucky is eligible to apply for a Hart-Supported Living Program grant. The person may be living with a family member, independently, or be in a congregate setting and …

Administrative regulations. (1) The cabinet, in cooperation with the Hart-Supported Living Council, shall establish standards for the administration of the Hart-Supported Living Program. The purpose of these standards is to ensure that a person with a disability receives supporte…

(1) Any officer who violates KRS 210.110 shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and his office or appointment shall without further action be vacant. (2) Any person who willfully violates KRS 210.130 or 210.220 shall …

Any person who willfully causes or conspires with or assists another in causing: (1) The unwarranted hospitalization of any individual under the provisions of KRS Chapter 210; or (2) The denial to any individual of any of the rights accorded to him under the provisions of KRS Cha…

(1) Any person who takes a lawfully involuntarily hospitalized patient or resident from any state hospital without the consent of authorized staff physician, or who entices, assists or encourages any such patient or resident to escape, shall be fined not more than five hundred do…

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes and hereby declares that it is an essential function, duty and responsibility of the government of this Commonwealth to adequately safeguard the health of all its citizens, and to establish, maintain, implement, prom…

(1) As used in KRS 211.005 to 211.380, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (b) "Farmstead" means a farm dwelling, together with other farm buildings and structures incident to the operation and maintenance of the …

Except as otherwise provided by law, the cabinet shall administer all provisions of law relating to public health; shall enforce all public health laws and all regulations of the secretary; shall supervise and assist all local boards of health and departments; shall do all other …

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of KRS 213.101 and 213.106 and KRS 311.710 to 311.810, which shall be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission in a manner prescribed in KRS Chapter 13A…

The secretary shall: (1) Appoint county and district boards of health pursuant to KRS 212.020 and 212.850; (2) Establish rules and promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A necessary to regulate and control all matters set forth in KRS 211.180 to th…

(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a restricted fund. (2) The fund shall consist of moneys received from donations, grants, gifts, state appropriations, and federal funds. (3) The fund shall be administered by the Department for Public Health. (4) Moneys in the…

Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health Collaborative -- Establishment -- Purposes -- Annual report. (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, in cooperation with maternal and infant health and mental health professional societies: (a) Develop written information on perin…

Administrative regulations. (1) The Kentucky Maternal Psychiatry Access Program, also known as the Kentucky Lifeline for Moms, is hereby established. The purpose of the program shall be to help health care practitioners in the Commonwealth meet the needs of a mother with mental i…

(1) As used in this section, "female genital mutilation" has the same meaning as in KRS 508.125. (2) The Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall: (a) Develop and produce educational materials regarding female genital mutilation, the health…

As used in KRS 211.130 to 211.160, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Cabinet" shall mean the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary for health and family services; (3) "An individual with a severe physical disability" shall mean…

The purpose of KRS 211.130 to 211.160 is to provide for the acceptance, custody, and use, by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, of funds and properties that may be given, granted, contributed, donated, bequeathed, devised, and conveyed for the hospitalization, training, education, and…

educable. To the extent that funds are made available, the cabinet may establish, provide, and maintain facilities and services, including hospital-schools and related medical and nursing care, and vocational, academic, and recreational training, instruction, and education, for i…

persons. (1) The secretary for health and family services may, from the funds available, employ, by contract or otherwise such medical, clinical, technical, and other personnel that he deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of KRS 211.130 to 211.160, and fix and pay their com…

professionals who agree to serve in federally designated health professional shortage areas. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a loan repayment program to repay educational loans for primary health-care professionals who agree to serve in federally design…

In relation to local health departments, the cabinet shall, among other things: (1) Establish policies governing the activities and practices of such departments; (2) Supervise their financial, personnel, program, administrative and other functions; (3) Establish standards of ope…

As used in KRS 211.1751 to 211.1755: (1) "Agency" means a local health department established pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 212, excluding a health department in a county containing a city of the first class, a consolidated local government, an urban-county health dep…

(1) The Local Health Department Employment Personnel Council is hereby created. The council shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the secretary for health and family services. (2) Members of the council shall serve for a term of three (3) years or until successors ar…

(1) The cabinet shall administer a personnel program for local health departments based on the principles of merit governing the recruitment, examination, appointment, discipline, removal, and other incidents of employment for county, city-county, and district agencies. (2) The c…

Inspection fees -- Hearing. (1) The cabinet shall enforce the administrative regulations promulgated by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the regulation and control of the matters set out below and shall formulate, promote, establish, and execute pol…

(1) For the purposes of this section, "cancer" means all malignant neoplasms regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma and leukemia. (2) No person, other than a licensed medical or osteopathic physician, or dentist, shall in any manner hold himself out to a…

Health and Family Services. (1) It shall be the duty of the cabinet to enforce the provisions of KRS 211.182, and for that purpose the investigators, inspectors, representatives, and agents of the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the cabinet shall have …