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KRS 212.626

Definitions for KRS 212.627 to 212.639

Known as the Kentucky District Health Department Act

The act spans §§ 212–212 (135 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board of Health v. Board of Trustees (1994)

Most recently applied in Lexington-Fayette Urban County Health Department v. Lloyd (September 2003)

Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky

As used in KRS 212.627 to 212.639, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the urban-county board of health;

(2) "City-county board of health" means the city, county, or city-county board of health existing in the county on July 1, 1977;

(3) "City-county department of health" means the city, county, or city-county department of health existing in the county on July 1, 1977;

(4) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health for the urban-county health department;

(5) "County" means any county of the Commonwealth containing any city with a population of over one hundred thousand (100,000) at the time of merger creating an urban-county form of government;

(6) "Department" means the urban-county department of health as created in KRS 212.627 and its designated agents;

(7) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(8) "Mayor" means the chief executive officer of any county containing any city with a population of over one hundred thousand (100,000) at the time of merger creating an urban-county form of government; and (9) "Person" means any person, or domestic or foreign individual corporation, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, business, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, two (2) or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

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