Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare

As used in KRS Chapter 200, unless the context requires otherwise, "cabinet" means Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Note: 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 236 created three new sections of the statutes, reading exactly the same, to be numbered KRS 200.045, 205.045, and 207.085. These three sections were consolidated into one, and codified as KRS 45.235, effective 1948.

(1) The cabinet shall do all things necessary to execute the duties required by KRS 200.080 to 200.120, and may adopt necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of KRS 200.080 to 200.120. (2) The cabinet may assist in the establishment of county children's bureau…

All physically disabled, delinquent, neglected, dependent, mentally ill, or mentally disabled children, under eighteen (18) years of age, shall be included within the provisions of KRS 200.080 to 200.120, except children who are physically disabled in a way that prevents normal m…

treatment of child committed to it -- Payment by person having charge of child. (1) The cabinet or the Department of Juvenile Justice, as appropriate, is authorized and may pay for such care and treatment as it deems necessary for the well-being of any child committed to it, incl…

The cabinet may pay the necessary traveling expenses of children committed to it for care and treatment from their homes to the institutions or homes to which they are committed, and the traveling expenses of such children from the institutions to their homes when discharged.

Strategic plan for fund distribution -- Annual report and audit. There is established in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the "Early Childhood Development Fund." This fund shall exist for the purpose of receipt and expenditure of moneys to improve and promote early childh…

- Medical and hospital care -- Expenditures -- Appeal. (1) The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall provide through contractual agreement, or otherwise, such services as may be necessary to locate, diagnose, treat, habilitate, or rehabilitate children with dis…

(1) No child shall be accepted for care or treatment by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs if his parents or legal guardian are able to pay for such treatment, except where the child resides in an area of the state where adequate care and treatment are not oth…

The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall report the amount of money received and expended and a detailed statement of its activities to the Governor and General Assembly upon request.

All information as to medical data, personal facts, and circumstances obtained by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs staff shall constitute privileged communications, shall be held confidential and shall not be divulged without the consent of the father, mothe…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Recipient" means any person who has received medical services provided by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs or who has received medical services paid for on his behalf by the office; (2) "Me…

Third-party coverage for medical services provided by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs to clients of the office shall be considered primary coverage in all instances. The office's liability for coverage for medical services to its clients shall be considered…

(1) An applicant for or recipient of medical services provided by or paid for by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall inform the office of any rights that the applicant or recipient has to third-party payments for medical services at the time of initial ap…

The Kentucky General Assembly finds that services to children and transition-age youth are provided by various departments and agencies at both the state and local level, often without appropriate policy collaboration and service coordination. The General Assembly declares that t…

As used in KRS 200.501 to 200.509, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Child with a behavioral health need" means a child or transition-age youth with, or at risk of developing, an emotional disability, substance use disorder, or mental, emotional, or behavioral needs; (2…

Transition-Age Youth. There is hereby created a State Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth. The chairperson of the council shall be designated by the Governor and shall establish procedures for the council's internal procedures. (1) T…

No member of the State Interagency Council shall receive compensation other than that received as a state employee, except that the parent and youth members, alternate parent and youth members, and family organization members shall be reimbursed for all expenses incurred through …

disability and their parents, custodians, or guardians. A child or transition-age youth with a serious emotional disability and the parent, person exercising custodial control or supervision, or guardian of that individual shall have the same rights as anyone receiving behavioral…

development district. (1) There are hereby created regional interagency councils for the system of care. These councils shall be formed in each area development district within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, except that those area development districts that contain a county with a…

(1) The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs shall establish a Hemophilia Treatment Program within the office for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia. The Hemophilia Treatment Program shall assist those persons who require con…

(1) There is hereby created a Hemophilia Advisory Committee for the purpose of acting in an advisory capacity to the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs regarding the hemophilia treatment program. The committee shall consist of nine (9) members. The executive direc…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services; and (b) "Family preservation services" means programs that: 1. Follow intensive, home-based service models with demonstrated effectiveness in re…

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and substantial need: (1) To enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to minimize developmental delay, and to maximize individual potential…

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be: (1) To reaffirm the importance of the family in all areas of the child's development and to reinforce the role of the family in the decision making processes regarding their childre…

As used in KRS 200.650 to 200.676, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Awards and contracts" means the state and federal funds designated by the cabinet for projects relating to planning, resource development, or provision of direct early intervention services, as defined…

There is hereby created in state government the Kentucky Early Intervention System to provide services for infants and toddlers with a disability and their families. For administrative purposes, the Kentucky Early Intervention System shall be attached to the Cabinet for Health an…

Membership -- Duties -- Annual report -- Conflict of interest to bar voting. (1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Council to be comprised of twenty-five (25) members to be appointed by the Governor to serve a term of three (3…

The cabinet shall: (1) Administer all funds appropriated to implement the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676; (2) Identify and coordinate all available financial resources for early intervention within the Commonwealth from federal, state, local, and private sources, including …

(1) Upon identification of an eligible infant or toddler with disabilities, representatives of the entity serving as point of entry shall cause a multidisciplinary team, as defined in KRS 200.654, to be created for the child and family. (2) The multidisciplinary team shall develo…

Personnel development. (1) The cabinet shall monitor personnel standards for service providers to ensure the qualified service providers necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676 are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained in order to comply with t…

The cabinet shall attempt to identify all infants and toddlers eligible for Kentucky Early Intervention System services through implementation of an aggressive child find effort to be coordinated with the child find efforts of the Department of Education as set forth in administr…

In order to ensure access to early intervention services, the cabinet shall establish an effective and continuous public awareness effort. The effort shall: (1) Be directed at a number of primary referral sources, utilizing a means and language which is understandable, accessible…

Kentucky's participation in Part C of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that an infant or toddler with a disability who is being served by the Kentucky Early Intervention System and the parent or guardian of that child shall have the following right…

funding level. The use of early intervention funds provided under KRS 200.650 to 200.676 shall not be used to supplant existing funds from other sources. All local and state programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families shall maintain the funding which su…

Nothing in KRS 200.650 to 200.676 shall be construed to permit the following: (1) The reduction of local, state, or federal medical or other assistance available for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (2) The alteration of eligibility under Title V of the …

(1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council is established as a public agency and political subdivision of the Commonwealth with all powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon it by statute and essential to perform its functions including but not limited to employing other …

programs -- Plan for identification of early childhood development funding priorities -- Disbanding or suspension of councils -- Expiration of authority, councils, and initiatives -- Requests for proposals. (1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council is responsible for the following…

The Department of Education shall provide staffing and administrative support to: (1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council; (2) The Early Childhood Professional Development Council; and (3) The Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Council.

(1) The Early Childhood Advisory Council may recognize and fund a community early childhood council. A council shall be composed of no fewer than seven (7) and no more than twenty-seven (27) members. Each council shall be composed of at least one (1) member representing local age…

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Home" means the institution to be established and maintained in any county having a city of the first class, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. (2) "Board" means the body created by KRS 201.020.

(1) In each county containing a city of the first class there shall be a bipartisan board known as the "Board for (name of city) and (....) County Children's Home." (2) The board shall be composed of fourteen (14) members, at least two (2) of whom shall be women, appointed jointl…

(1) Upon appointment of the members, the board shall organize and elect officers. At the time of organization and annually thereafter, the board shall elect a chairman from its members. (2) The board may select a superintendent for the home, and may fix his compensation in cash, …

(1) The board shall be a corporation with the usual corporate powers, and may do all things reasonable or necessary to effectively carry out the work and perform the duties contemplated in this chapter. (2) The board may make all rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the l…

(1) The board may acquire by lease, purchase, gift or condemnation, all property necessary or suitable for establishing the home, and may erect, equip, operate, and maintain such suitable buildings as may be necessary for the care, custody, maintenance, education, and training of…

The title to all property acquired for the purposes of this chapter, shall be in the name of the board, and the board may exchange or sell for the benefit and use of the home, any of the property conveyed to, or owned or held by the board. All such sales or exchanges of real esta…

Whenever the board finds that property anywhere within the county is needed for any of the purposes contemplated in this chapter, the board may, by resolution reciting such need, order the condemnation of such property. Proceedings for condemnation shall be in the Circuit Court o…

The board may receive into and maintain in the home's care, children under eighteen (18) years of age who are residents of the county and who are: (1) Duly committed to the home's care; and (2) Such other children of the county as the board, or the superintendent or such other of…

The board may file a petition and proceed as provided in KRS 201.100, whenever it has probable cause to believe that any child under eighteen (18) years of age: (1) Is abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated by its parents; (2) Is habitually sent out or permitted to beg in public…

(1) When a child comes under any of the provisions of KRS 201.090, the board may file a petition in the juvenile session of the District Court setting forth the facts in regard to the child. The court shall thereupon issue a writ for the custody of the child, and the writ shall b…