Kentucky Revised Statutes (Last Updated: May 10, 2014) |
TITLE XVIII. PUBLIC HEALTH |
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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1978. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1980. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1980. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1980. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1980. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1980. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1980. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1994. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1996. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1996. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1996. [Repealed] |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 Repealed, 1996. [Repealed] |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. |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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] |