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KRS 209.550

Definitions for KRS 209.550 to 209.554

Known as the Kentucky Adult Protection Act

The act spans §§ 209–209 (33 sections).

Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Created 2002 Ky

As used in KRS 209.550 to 209.554, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department;

(2) "Department" means the Department for Public Health;

(3) "Documentation" means written evidence from an individual's health care provider that indicates the date and place the individual received the influenza vaccine or the pneumococcal vaccine;

(4) "Employee" means an individual who is employed, directly or by contract, with another entity, on a part-time or full-time basis;

(5) "Medically contraindicated" describes a situation in which the influenza or pneumococcal vaccine should not be administered to an individual because of a condition that the individual has that will be detrimental to the individual's health if the individual receives the vaccine; and (6) "Long-term care facility" has the same meaning as in KRS 216.510, except that for purposes of KRS 209.550 to 209.554, "long-term care facility" does not include family-care homes or personal-care homes.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.