Kentucky Chapter 216 — Health Facilities and Services
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- KRS 216.010— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.020— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.030— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.040— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.050— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.060— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.070— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 216.080— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.090— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.100— Ordinance for bond issue
- KRS 216.110— Interest rate and term of bonds
- KRS 216.120— Negotiability of bonds -- Tax exemption -- Signatures -- How sold -- Not a city debt
- KRS 216.130— Use of proceeds of bonds
- KRS 216.140— Bondholders' lien -- Enforcement
- KRS 216.150— Receiver in case of default
- KRS 216.160— Sinking fund, operation and depreciation accounts to be provided -- Lease income
- KRS 216.170— Use of surplus in operating fund
- KRS 216.180— Use of depreciation account
- KRS 216.190— Refunding bonds
- KRS 216.200— Additional bonds for establishment of hospital
- KRS 216.210— Original issue may include bonds for additions and improvements
- KRS 216.220— Subsequent issue of bonds for additions and improvements
- KRS 216.230— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.240— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.250— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.260— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.261— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.263— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.265— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.267— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.269— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.270— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.273— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.275— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.277— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.280— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.283— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.285— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.287— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 216.300— Definitions for KRS 216.300 to 216.308
- KRS 216.302— Causing a suicide -- Assisting in a suicide
- KRS 216.304— Actions of licensed health care professional that are not violative of KRS 216.302
- KRS 216.306— Injunctive relief against person believed to be about to cause or assist in a suicide
- KRS 216.308— Revocation of license of health care professional assisting in a suicide
- KRS 216.310— Purpose of law
- KRS 216.313— Definitions for KRS 216.310 to 216.360
- KRS 216.315— Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as secretary of hospital districts
- KRS 216.317— Creation of hospital district -- Tax levy and collection
- KRS 216.318— Repealed, 1984
- KRS 216.319— Repealed, 1984
- KRS 216.320— Notification of secretary -- Effect of notification
- KRS 216.323— District board -- Membership -- Number, how determined -- Removal of members
- KRS 216.325— Terms of members -- Vacancies
- KRS 216.327— Qualifications of members
- KRS 216.330— Members to be reimbursed for expenses
- KRS 216.333— Board as corporate body -- Seal -- Officers -- Bond of treasurer
- KRS 216.335— Powers of board
- KRS 216.336— 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
- KRS 216.337— Plans for hospital needs of district
- KRS 216.340— Treasurer of board, duties
- KRS 216.343— District records to be audited -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090
- KRS 216.345— Fiscal year of district
- KRS 216.347— Annual report of board to secretary
- KRS 216.350— Administrator, functions
- KRS 216.353— Revenue bonds, district may issue
- KRS 216.355— District board may accept federal or state grants
- KRS 216.357— Dissolution of district, procedure
- KRS 216.360— Winding up of affairs on dissolution -- Disposition of funds
- KRS 216.361— Services and facilities that a hospital may offer in counties contiguous to its hospital district
- KRS 216.370— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.375— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.378— Definitions for KRS 216.378, 216.379, and 216.380
- KRS 216.379— Authority to apply for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program -- Development of rural health plan
- KRS 216.380— Critical access hospitals -- Designation by secretary -- Licensure -- Required and authorized services -- Staffing requirements -- Medicaid reimbursement
- KRS 216.400— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.405— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.406— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.410— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.415— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.420— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.425— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.430— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.435— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.440— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.445— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.450— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.453— Renumbered as KRS 216B.400
- KRS 216.455— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.460— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.465— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.470— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.475— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.480— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.485— Repealed, 1980
- KRS 216.490— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.500— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.505— Essential personal care visitors to health facility, health service, Medicaid waiver service, or psychiatric residential treatment facility -- Requirements -- Administrative regulations
- KRS 216.510— Definitions for KRS 216.515 to 216.530
- KRS 216.515— Rights of residents -- Duties of facilities -- Actions
- KRS 216.520— Supplementation of residents' rights
- KRS 216.525— Cabinet's duties
- KRS 216.530— Inspections of long-term care facilities to be unannounced -- Frequency -- Prohibition of prior notice of inspection
- KRS 216.532— Prohibition against long-term care facility's being operated by or employing a person on the nurse aide abuse registry
- KRS 216.533— 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)
- KRS 216.535— Definitions for KRS 216.537 to 216.590 -- Disclosure requirements
- KRS 216.537— Daily visiting hours required
- KRS 216.540— 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
- KRS 216.541— 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
- KRS 216.543— Posting requirements
- KRS 216.545— Statement of requirements to be posted and copy given to each resident
- KRS 216.546— Disclosure of information regarding sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities
- KRS 216.547— 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
- KRS 216.550— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 216.553— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 216.555— Long-term care facility -- Citation by cabinet for violations of regulations, standards, and requirements -- Restriction on publication of results of survey, inspection, or investigation
- KRS 216.557— Classification of violations -- Exemption from state penalty if federal penalty assessed
- KRS 216.560— 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 -- Nursing incentive scholarship fund
- KRS 216.563— Administrative regulations on Type A and Type B violations
- KRS 216.565— Factors to be considered in determining amount of initial penalty
- KRS 216.567— Manner of appeal -- Decision of hearing officer to be final order of cabinet -- Judicial review
- KRS 216.570— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.573— Injunction to terminate operation of facility
- KRS 216.575— Discipline of cabinet employee for giving advance notice to facility of impending inspection or investigation
- KRS 216.577— Action of secretary against facility for failure to correct a Type A violation
- KRS 216.580— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.583— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.585— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.587— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.590— Definitions -- Training of surveyors and investigators -- Joint training with staff of long-term care facilities
- KRS 216.593— Applicability of KRS 12.028 and 194A.040(1)
- KRS 216.595— 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
- KRS 216.597— Definitions -- Personal care homes and specialized personal care homes requirements -- Services provided -- Administrative regulations -- On-site visits
- KRS 216.600— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.610— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.620— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.630— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.640— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.650— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.660— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.670— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.680— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.690— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.700— Repealed, 1972
- KRS 216.701— Definitions for chapter
- KRS 216.703— Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish guidelines for developing workplace safety assessment -- Cabinet to audit health facilities for compliance -- Standards for compliance
- KRS 216.705— Health facilities to develop and execute workplace safety assessment -- Requirements
- KRS 216.707— Annual violence prevention training -- Guidelines -- Requirements -- Basic protective skills competency test for health care workers
- KRS 216.709— Reporting system for acts of workplace violence -- Recordkeeping -- Procedures to follow up with and support victims of workplace violence
- KRS 216.710— Definitions for KRS 216.710 to 216.714
- KRS 216.712— Certification of personal services agency required -- Criminal background check -- Administrative regulations -- Fees
- KRS 216.713— Minimum training requirements for direct-care staff serving individuals with Alzheimer's or other dementias -- Certificates of completion -- Penalties
- KRS 216.714— Fines for operating without required certification
- KRS 216.716— Kentucky personal services agency fund
- KRS 216.718— Definitions for KRS 216.718 to 216.728
- KRS 216.720— Registration of health care services agency required -- Application -- Administrative regulations -- Fees -- Administrative hearing
- KRS 216.722— Minimum requirements of health care services agency -- Penalties
- KRS 216.724— Restrictions on health care services agency -- Contracts
- KRS 216.725— KRS 216.718 to 216.728 not applicable to the placement of permanent direct care staff
- KRS 216.726— Complaint reporting system -- Cabinet investigation
- KRS 216.728— Reports -- Administrative regulations -- Disclosure requirements
- KRS 216.750— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.760— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.765— Medical examination required prior to admission to personal-care home or assisted living community -- Personal-care homes and assisted living communities prohibited from admitting minors
- KRS 216.770— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.780— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.785— Definitions for KRS 216.785 to 216.793
- KRS 216.787— Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
- KRS 216.789— Prohibition against employing certain felons at long-term care facilities, health care services agencies providing staff to nursing facilities, or in assisted living communities -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet -- Temporary employment
- KRS 216.793— Notice on application form of criminal record check -- Form of request -- Fee
- KRS 216.800— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.803— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.805— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.807— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.810— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.813— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.815— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.817— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.820— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.823— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.825— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.827— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.830— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.833— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.835— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.837— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.840— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.843— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.845— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.847— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.850— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.853— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.860— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.865— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.875— Definitions for KRS 216.880 to 216.890
- KRS 216.880— Facilities to be licensed
- KRS 216.885— Requirement of licensing for PPEC center
- KRS 216.890— Administrative regulations
- KRS 216.900— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.905— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.910— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.915— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.920— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.925— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 216.930— Repealed, 2018
- KRS 216.935— Definitions for KRS 216.935 to 216.939
- KRS 216.936— Expansion of nurse aide abuse registry to include home health aides
- KRS 216.937— Management and employment prohibition for home health agency
- KRS 216.939— Administrative regulations for abuse registry and hearing and appeal procedures
- KRS 216.940— Definitions for KRS 216.940 to 216.945
- KRS 216.941— License or certificate requirements for voluntary provision of health care -- Registration -- Availability of information -- Report
- KRS 216.942— Exemption from display of license or certification
- KRS 216.943— Legislative findings
- KRS 216.945— Short title for KRS 216.940 to 216.945
- KRS 216.990— Renumbered as KRS 216B.990(3)
- KRS 216.2901— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2903— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2905— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2907— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2920— Definitions for KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929
- KRS 216.2921— Duties of cabinet -- Chief administrative officer -- Secretary or employee not subject to personal liability
- KRS 216.2923— Health data collection powers and duties -- Analysis of health-care and insurance experience -- Administrative regulations
- KRS 216.2925— Administrative regulations -- Reports, lists, forms, and formats required
- KRS 216.2927— 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
- KRS 216.2929— Data on health-care services charges and quality and outcome measures to be publicly available on cabinet's website -- Reports required
- KRS 216.2940— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2941— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2943— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2945— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2947— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2949— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 216.2950— Self-referral restrictions -- Offenses
- KRS 216.2955— Submission of current or prospective employee to the child abuse and neglect and adult abuse registries check by health facilities and Medicaid providers -- Administrative regulations
- KRS 216.2960— Repealed, 2020
- KRS 216.2970— Auditory screening of infants at health facilities -- Forwarding of reports
- KRS 216.2975— Definitions for section -- Perinatal palliative care program or support services referrals -- Cabinet for Health and Family Services to maintain list of perinatal palliative care programs or service providers
- KRS 216.2980— Hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life services providers to have policies and procedures for deactivation or sequestration and disposal of controlled substances upon death of patient or discontinuance of prescription -- Notice -- Written agreement -- Witness statement
- KRS 216.9375— Minimum training requirements for direct-care staff serving individuals with Alzheimer's or other dementias -- Certificates of completion -- Penalties