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 Repealed, 1998 [Repealed]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 Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]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 Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]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]