CHAPTER 216. HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES  


010. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
020. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
030. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
040. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
050. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
060. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
070. Repealed, 1978. [Repealed]
080. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
090. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
100. Ordinance for bond issue.
110. Interest rate and term of bonds.
120. Negotiability of bonds -- Tax exemption -- Signatures -- How sold -- Not a city debt.
130. Use of proceeds of bonds.
140. Bondholders' lien -- Enforcement.
150. Receiver in case of default.
160. Sinking fund, operation and depreciation accounts to be provided -- Lease income.
170. Use of surplus in operating fund.
180. Use of depreciation account.
190. Refunding bonds.
200. Additional bonds for establishment of hospital.
210. Original issue may include bonds for additions and improvements.
220. Subsequent issue of bonds for additions and improvements.
230. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
240. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
250. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
260. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
Kentucky e-health Network
261. Kentucky Health Care Infrastructure Authority -- Responsibilities -- Funding -- Annual report.
263. Definitions.
265. Kentucky e-Health Network Board -- Membership -- Terms -- Employees -- Immunity from liability -- Reimbursement of expenses -- Meetings -- Committees or subcommittees -- Reorganization.
267. Duties and responsibilities of Kentucky e-Health Network Board -- Permitted functions of the board -- Elements of fully implemented Kentucky e-Health Network.
269. Ke-HN fund.
270. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
273. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
275. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
277. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
280. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
283. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
285. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
287. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]
Kentucky Health Policy Board
2901. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2903. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2905. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2907. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
Health Data Collection
2920. Definitions for KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929.
2921. Duties of cabinet -- Chief administrative officer -- Secretary or employee not subject to personal liability.
2923. Health data collection powers and duties -- Transmitting information on insurance experience -- Cabinet advisory committee.
2925. Administrative regulations -- Reports, lists, forms, and formats required.
2927. Types of data not to be published, released, or subject to inspection -- Public-use data agreements and privacy rules -- Confidentiality of raw data -- Penalty for violation.
2929. Data on health-care services charges and quality and outcome measures to be publicly available on cabinet's web site -- Reports required by board.
Fee Disclosure for Providers
2940. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2941. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2943. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2945. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2947. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
2949. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
Miscellaneous Health Care Provisions
2950. Self-referral restrictions -- Offenses.
2960. Pilot projects for twenty-four hour health coverage -- Authority for administrative regulations.
2970. Auditory screening of infants at hospitals and birthing centers -- Forwarding of reports.
Suicide Assistance
300. Definitions for KRS 216.300 to 216.308.
302. Causing a suicide -- Assisting in a suicide.
304. Actions of licensed health care professional that are not violative of KRS 216.302.
306. Injunctive relief against person believed to be about to cause or assist in a suicide.
308. Revocation of license of health care professional assisting in a suicide.
Hospital Districts
310. Purpose of law.
313. Definitions for KRS 216.310 to 216.360.
315. Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as secretary of hospital districts.
317. Creation of hospital district -- Tax levy and collection.
318. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
319. Repealed, 1984. [Repealed]
320. Notification of secretary -- Effect of notification.
323. District board -- Membership -- Number, how determined -- Removal of members.
325. Terms of members -- Vacancies.
327. Qualifications of members.
330. Members to be reimbursed for expenses.
333. Board as corporate body -- Seal -- Officers -- Bond of treasurer.
335. Powers of board.
336. Fiscal court's determination on proposed tax rate levy by certain districts created with zero cents as initial tax rate levy -- Applicability of KRS 132.023 to tax rate changes.
337. Plans for hospital needs of district.
340. Treasurer of board, duties.
343. District records to be audited -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
345. Fiscal year of district.
347. Annual report of board to secretary.
350. Administrator, functions.
353. Revenue bonds, district may issue.
355. District board may accept federal or state grants.
357. Dissolution of district, procedure.
360. Winding up of affairs on dissolution -- Disposition of funds.
361. Services and facilities that a hospital may offer in counties contiguous to its hospital district.
370. Definition of "physician extender."
375. Long-range strategic plan requirement -- Technical assistance -- Office of Rural Health.
378. Definitions for KRS 216.378, 216.379, and 216.380.
379. Authority to apply for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program -- Development of rural health plan.
380. Critical access hospitals -- Designation by secretary -- Licensure -- Required and authorized services -- Staffing requirements -- Medicaid reimbursement.
400. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
405. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
406. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
410. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
415. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
420. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
425. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
430. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
435. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
440. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
445. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
450. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
453. Renumbered as KRS 216B.400, effective 1980. [Renumbered]
455. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
460. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
465. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
470. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
475. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
480. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
485. Repealed, 1980. [Repealed]
490. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
500. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
Long-Term Care Facilities
510. Definitions for KRS 216.515 to 216.530.
515. Rights of residents -- Duties of facilities -- Actions.
520. Supplementation of residents' rights.
525. Cabinet's duties.
530. Inspections of long-term care facilities to be unannounced -- Frequency -- Prohibition of prior notice of inspection.
532. Prohibition against long-term care facility's being operated by or employing a person on the nurse aide abuse registry.
533. Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities long-term care facilities -- Criminal background checks for applicants for employment -- Persons who may not be employed -- Effect of pardon or expunged record -- Exemption from KRS 216.789(1).
535. Definitions for KRS 216.537 to 216.590 -- Disclosure requirements.
537. Daily visiting hours required.
540. Persons allowed access to facility during visiting hours -- Rights and duties of visitors -- Denial of access by resident or administrator -- Unrestricted access by employee of cabinet.
541. Willful interference with representatives of Office of the Long-Term-Care Ombudsman prohibited -- Retaliation against complainant prohibited -- Penalty -- Liability insurance for representatives of the ombudsman program.
543. Posting requirements.
545. Statement of requirements to be posted and copy given to each resident.
546. Disclosure of information regarding sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities.
547. Public inspection of cabinet inspection reports, service descriptions, listings of rates and charges, and court orders on premises -- Duties of Inspector General -- Construction of section with respect to Kentucky Open Records Law.
550. Repealed, 1998 [Repealed]
553. Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]
555. Citation by cabinet for violations of regulations, standards, and requirements.
557. Classification of violations -- Exemption from state penalty if federal penalty assessed.
560. Penalties for failure to correct violations within time specified -- Exemption from state penalty if federal penalty assessed -- Reduction of penalty by amount used to correct deficiency.
563. Publication of proposed regulations.
565. Factors to be considered in determining amount of initial penalty.
567. Manner of appeal -- Decision of hearing officer to be final order of cabinet -- Judicial review.
570. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]
573. Injunction to terminate operation of facility.
575. Discipline of cabinet employee for giving advance notice to facility of impending inspection or investigation.
577. Action of secretary against facility for failure to correct a violation.
580. Long-Term Care Coordinating Council established.
583. Long-Term Care Coordinating Council -- Membership of council.
585. Officer and meetings of council.
587. Duties of council.
590. Training of surveyors and investigators.
593. Applicability of KRS 12.028 and 194A.040(1).
595. Requirements for assisted-living communities and long-term care facilities claiming to provide special care for persons with Alzheimer's disease or other brain disorders -- Waiver on building requirements to address specific needs.
600. Pilot project to provide preventive oral care services to nursing home residents.
610. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
620. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
630. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
640. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
650. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
660. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
670. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
680. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
690. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
700. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
Personal Services Agencies
710. Definitions for KRS 216.710 to 216.714.
712. Certification of personal services agency required -- Criminal background check -- Administrative regulations -- Fees.
714. Fines for operating without required certification.
716. Kentucky personal services agency fund.
Housing for Elderly
750. Definitions for KRS 216.750 to 216.780.
760. Functions of cabinet.
765. Medical examination required prior to admission to personal-care home -- Personal-care homes prohibited from admitting minors.
770. Nursing home and personal care home loan fund.
780. Regulations.
Services to Senior Citizens
785. Definitions for KRS 216.785 to 216.793.
787. Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.
789. Prohibition against employing certain felons at long-term care facilities, in nursing pools providing staff to nursing facilities, or in assisted-living communities -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet -- Temporary employment.
793. Notice on application form of criminal record check -- Form of request -- Fee.
Health and Geriatric Authority Projects, Bonds
800. Definitions for KRS 216.800 to 216.853.
803. Kentucky Health and Geriatric Authority.
805. Powers of authority.
807. Agreements by authority for financing of projects.
810. Leases by authority, contents.
813. Revenue bonds -- Issuance by authority -- Sale -- Use of proceeds -- Temporary bonds.
815. Bonds not debt of Commonwealth.
817. Bonds may be secured by trust indenture.
820. Enforcement of rights under bonds.
823. Bonds as legal investments.
825. Revenue refunding bonds, issuance.
827. Proceeds of bonds are trust funds.
830. Property, income and bonds exempt from taxation.
833. Acquisition of property by purchase or eminent domain -- Title -- Possession, how obtained.
835. Lessee to maintain project.
837. Political subdivisions may lease or convey to authority without formality.
840. Conveyance of project to lessee, when authorized.
843. Compensation for damage to private property.
845. Kentucky Health and Geriatric Authority revenue bond guarantee fund -- How made up -- Use of -- Payments on default.
847. Annual report of authority.
850. Officers or agents of authority not to have conflicting interest -- Penalty.
853. Applicability of other laws.
860. Definitions for KRS 216.865.
865. Licensing required -- Administrative regulations.
875. Definitions for KRS 216.880 to 216.890.
880. Facilities to be licensed.
885. Requirement of licensing for PPEC center.
890. Administrative regulations.
900. Definitions for KRS 216.900 to 216.930.
905. Network license required.
910. Powers and duties of network.
915. Administrative regulations.
920. Kentucky Board of Family Health Care Providers.
925. Midlevel health care practitioner.
930. Linkage agreements.
KRS 216.935 to 216.939 Home Health Care
935. Definitions for KRS 216.935 to 216.939.
936. Expansion of nurse aide abuse registry to include home health aides.
937. Management and employment prohibition for home health agency.
939. Administrative regulations for abuse registry and hearing and appeal procedures.
Charitable Health Care Services
940. Definitions for KRS 216.940 to 216.945.
941. License or certificate requirements for voluntary provision of health care -- Registration -- Availability of information -- Report.
942. Exemption from display of license or certification.
943. Legislative findings.
945. Short title for KRS 216.940 to 216.945.
990. Renumbered as KRS 216B.990(3). [Renumbered]