Kentucky Revised Statutes (Last Updated: May 10, 2014) |
TITLE XVIII. PUBLIC HEALTH |
CHAPTER 216B. LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES |
010. Legislative findings and purposes. |
015. Definitions for chapter. |
017. Health facility not to discriminate against physician on basis of degree in medicine or osteopathy. |
020. Certificate of need -- Exemptions -- Requirements for issuance of certificate of need. |
021. Authorization for two 120-bed nursing homes in western and eastern Kentucky. |
025. Commission of Health Economics Control in Kentucky. |
030. Principal office of commission. |
035. Administrative staff assistance -- Records -- Oaths. |
040. Functions of cabinet in administering chapter -- Regulatory authority. |
0415. Jurisdiction of State Board of Medical Licensure over physician's acting as medical director for an ambulance service. |
0417. Jurisdiction of State Board of Nursing over registered nurse practicing with an ambulance service. |
042. Licenses -- Authority to enter upon premises -- Authority for administrative regulations. |
0422. Hospital's outpatient health facility -- Licensure and certificate-of-need requirements. |
0425. Primary stroke center designation for acute care hospitals. |
0431. Licensing and procedures for abortion facilities -- Administrative regulations. |
0435. Requirement of written agreements between abortion facility and acute-care hospital and ambulance service. |
0441. Cabinet to license and regulate adult day care health programs. |
0443. Administrative regulations on adult day health care. |
0445. Outpatient health facility operated by hospital -- Licensure -- Certificate of need. |
045. Actions of cabinet to be in writing and of record. |
050. Enforcement powers of cabinet. |
055. Notice of decisions and orders of cabinet. |
060. Repealed, 1982. [Repealed] |
061. Actions requiring certificates of need -- Prohibitions against dividing projects to evade expenditure minimums and against ex parte contacts -- Ambulatory surgical centers. |
0615. Prohibition against transferring a certificate of need -- Penalty. |
062. Timetable for submission of application for certificate of need to be established by administrative regulation -- Review procedure. |
065. Notification of intent to acquire facility or equipment -- Conditions requiring a certificate of need for acquisition. |
066. Cabinet to be notified prior to acquiring certain major medical equipment, a health service is offered, or a capital expenditure is made or obligated -- Certificate of need may be required. |
070. Repealed, 1990. [Repealed] |
071. Long-term care facilities for patients with Alzheimer's disease exempt from certificate of need. |
072. Training for staff of long-term care facilities treating persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. |
075. Administrative regulations governing application and review procedures to be promulgated. |
080. Repealed, 1982. [Repealed] |
085. Hearing procedures -- Notification of cabinet's decisions -- Appeals. |
086. Revocation of certificate of need -- Hearings -- Prohibition against ex parte contacts. |
090. Reconsideration of cabinet's decisions. |
095. Nonsubstantive review of application. |
100. Repealed, 1982. [Repealed] |
105. License procedure -- Hearings -- Decisions of cabinet to be in writing and of record. |
107. Repealed, 1996 [Repealed] |
110. Repealed, 1982. [Repealed] |
115. Appeal to Franklin Circuit Court. |
120. Judicial appeals -- Bonds -- Costs. |
125. Civil action for judicial enforcement of chapter. |
130. Expenditure minimums or limits to be adjusted annually. |
131. Use of moneys. |
135. Creation of Task Force on Health Care Cost and Quality. |
140. Licensed hospitals to provide services for child sexual abuse victims. |
145. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed] |
150. Badge or insignia for hospital employees. |
155. Development of quality assurance standards for health care facilities. |
160. Requirement for a care delivery model based on patient needs for licensed health care facilities and services. |
165. Duty to report quality of care and safety problems -- Investigation and report -- Prohibition against retaliation. |
170. Identification requirement for persons dealing with patients. |
176. School-based health care programs provided by not-for-profit primary care centers. |
177. Moratorium -- Establishment of additional satellite school-based health care programs. |
180. Certificate of need not required for respite-service beds in intermediate-care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability. |
182. Conversion of licensed nursing home beds to licensed intermediate care facility beds between July 1, 2004, and September 1, 2005. |
185. Accreditation as evidence of compliance with licensing requirements -- Exemption from inspection -- Fees -- Submission of building plans -- Standards for licensure. |
195. Residential hospice facilities -- Automated pharmacy system. |
Itemized Statement of Charges |
250. Health facility to furnish itemized statement of charges on request of paying patient. |
Boarding Homes |
300. Definitions for KRS 216B.300 to 216B.320 and KRS 216B.990(5). |
303. Rights of residents of boarding homes. |
306. Procedures, remedies, and penalties for operation of boarding home without registration. |
310. Listing of boarding homes to be maintained. |
315. Student housing not included in KRS 216B.300 to 216B.320. |
320. KRS 216B.300 to 216B.320 not applicable to boarding home regulated by federal government. |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities |
330. Administrative regulations. |
335. Repealed, 2012. [Repealed] |
339. Monitoring of establishment of nursing home beds -- Collection of data -- Secretary's report to General Assembly. |
Emergency Care |
405. Course on recognition and prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma to be given by urgent treatment facility and urgent care facility. |
410. Repealed, 2002. [Repealed] |
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities |
450. Definitions for KRS 216B.450, 216B.455, and 261B.457. |
459. Medicaid reimbursement. |
Penalties |
990. Penalties. |