Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 205.170 or subsections (1) to (3) of KRS 205.175 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person who violates subsection (4) of KRS 205.175 shall be guilty of a Class D felony. (3) Any person who willfully violates…

Any person violating the provisions of KRS 15.858 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.

pensions -- Attorney's fee.

pension upon death of pensioner.

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.

As used in KRS 207.140 to 207.240 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Persons" means one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, municipalities, the state, or other political subdivisions within the state, associations, labor organizations, or corporations. (2) "Physical d…

prohibited. (1) Any person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related complex, or human immunodeficiency virus shall have every protection made available to individuals with disabilities under KRS 207.130 to 207.240 and Section 504, Public…

or housing. (1) Nothing contained in KRS 207.130 to 207.240 shall be construed to prevent an employer from making any preemployment inquiry about the existence of an applicant's disability and about the extent to which that disability has been overcome by treatment, medication, a…

(1) No employer shall fail or refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate against any individual with a disability with respect to wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment because of the person's physical disability unless the disability restricts th…

No labor organization shall exclude or expel from its membership, or otherwise discriminate against individuals because of physical disability or on the basis of a human immunodeficiency virus related test; nor shall a labor organization limit, segregate, or classify its membersh…

(1) No employer shall discharge, expel, refuse to hire, or otherwise discriminate against any person or applicant for employment, nor shall any employment agency discriminate against any person, nor shall a labor organization discriminate against any member or applicant for membe…

(1) The Kentucky Department of Workplace Standards is authorized to enforce the employment provisions of KRS 207.130 to 207.240 in conjunction with the State Attorney General's office and the state and local courts. (2) Any individual with a disability requesting the intervention…

(1) If the employer, labor organization, or employment agency continues to refuse employment to the aggrieved individual, the aggrieved individual may file a formal administrative complaint with the Department of Workplace Standards and, upon that filing, the commissioner of work…

Cities and counties may adopt and enforce, or authorize commissions or agencies to enforce ordinances, orders, and resolutions prohibiting unfair treatment of individuals on the basis of physical disability, and may prescribe penalties for violation thereof, such penalties being …

Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 207.200 and 207.210, citizen suits may be commenced under the following terms and conditions: (1) Any person deeming himself injured by any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall have a civil cause of action in Circuit Court…

KRS 207.130 to 207.230 shall be known and may be cited as the "1976 Equal Opportunities Act."

(1) The fact that an occupant of real property is infected or has been infected with human immunodeficiency virus or diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is not a material fact that shall be disclosed in a real estate transaction. (2) No cause of action shall arise a…

(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of KRS 207.135, 207.150, 207.160, or 304.12- 013 shall have a right of action in District Court and may recover for each violation: (a) Against any person who violates a provision of this section, liquidated damages of one thousand dollars …

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall create an Elder Abuse Committee to develop a model protocol on elder abuse and neglect in the Commonwealth, that shall be comprised of various agency representatives that include but are not limited to: (a) The Department for C…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is: (a) To provide for the protection of adults who may be suffering from abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and to bring said cases under the purview of the Circuit or District Court; (b) To provide that any person who becomes aware of such cases sh…

The purpose of this chapter is to identify victims of domestic violence and abuse and dating violence and abuse, to link those victims to services, and to provide protective or therapeutic services for those who choose to accept them. Effective:June 29, 2017

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Dating violence and abuse" has the same meaning as in KRS 456.010; (3) "Domestic violence and abuse" has the same meaning as in KRS 403.720; (4) "L…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (3) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services of…

exploitation -- Cabinet actions -- Status and disposition reports. (1) The secretary may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to effect the purposes of this chapter. While the cabinet shall continue to have primary responsibility for investigat…

A professional knowingly or wantonly violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and penalized in accordance with KRS 532.090. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. Effective:June 29, 2017

substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation -- Administrative regulations -- Central registry of substantiated findings. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Employee" means a person who: 1. Is hired directly or through a contract by a vulnerable adult services pr…

adult services. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations for the provision of general adult services to include uniform criteria for adult intake and appropriate and necessary service provision.

Any court may upon proper application by the cabinet issue a restraining order or other injunctive relief to prohibit any violation of this chapter, regardless of the existence of any other remedy at law.

Cabinet for Health and Family Services to use -- Primary service providers. (1) There is hereby created a trust and agency account in the State Treasury to be known as the domestic violence shelter fund. Each county clerk shall remit to the fund, by the tenth of the month, ten do…

Anyone acting upon reasonable cause in the making of any report or investigation or participating in the filing of a petition to obtain injunctive relief or emergency protective services for an adult pursuant to this chapter, including representatives of the cabinet in the reason…

cause. Anyone acting upon reasonable cause in complying with the provisions of this chapter shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any…

Neither the psychiatrist-patient privilege nor the husband-wife privilege shall be a ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report pursuant to this chapter.

Neither the psychotherapist-patient privilege nor the husband-wife privilege shall be a ground for excluding evidence regarding the domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report pursuant to this ch…

or former clients. All information that identifies a current or former client of a domestic violence program is confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person except as provided by law. The cabinet shall have access to client information relating to any domestic violence p…

This chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Adult Protection Act.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes that some adults of the Commonwealth are unable to manage their own affairs or to protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Often such persons cannot find others able or willing to render assistance. T…

dating violence and abuse to law enforcement. (1) Upon the request of a victim, a professional shall report an act of domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse to a law enforcement officer. (2) A professional who makes a report under this chapter shall discuss the …

(1) If an adult lacks the capacity to consent to receive protective services in an emergency, these services may be ordered by a court on an emergency basis through an order pursuant to KRS 209.110, provided that: (a) The adult is in a state of abuse or neglect and an emergency e…

court -- Fee. (1) A petition by the cabinet for emergency protective services shall be verified by an authorized representative of the cabinet and shall set forth the name, age, and address of the adult in need of protective services; the nature of the disability of the adult, if…

or patient's death is related to domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse. (1) (a) A professional shall report to a law enforcement officer his or her belief that the death of a victim with whom he or she has had a professional interaction is related to domestic v…

under KRS Chapter 209. (1) Any person convicted of a felony under this chapter shall be disqualified from being appointed or serving as a guardian, limited guardian, conservator, limited conservator, executor, administrator, fiduciary, personal representative, attorney-in- fact, …

403.785 and 456.090 -- Use of JC-3 form -- Report to Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center. (1) If a law enforcement officer receives a report of domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse, the officer shall use all reasonable means to provide assistance as r…

(1) Upon petition by the cabinet a court may issue an order authorizing the provision of emergency protective services to an adult after a hearing and upon a finding based on a preponderance of the evidence that: (a) The adult is in a state of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and …

Duties -- Policy recommendations -- Information to be sent by Kentucky State Police, Administrative Office of the Courts, and Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Center" means the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center created in KRS 15…

violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse -- Availability of online materials. (1) If a professional has reasonable cause to believe that a victim with whom he or she has had a professional interaction has experienced domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse…

(1) When from an affidavit or sworn testimony of an authorized representative of the cabinet, it appears probable that an adult will suffer immediate and irreparable physical injury or death if protective services are not immediately provided, and it appears that the adult is inc…

(1) All information obtained by the department staff or its delegated representative, as a result of an investigation made pursuant to this chapter, shall not be divulged to anyone except: (a) Persons suspected of abuse or neglect or exploitation, provided that in such cases name…

Any representative of the cabinet acting officially in that capacity, any person with personal knowledge of the abuse or neglect, or exploitation of an adult by a caretaker, or an adult who has been abused or neglected or exploited shall have standing to make a criminal complaint…

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide for sufficient social worker staff to implement the provisions of this chapter. This staff shall obtain the training provided under KRS 194A.545.

(1) If adequate personnel are available, each Commonwealth's attorney's office and each county attorney's office shall have an attorney trained in adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (2) Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys, or their assistants, shall take an active …