2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .020   Regulations to be made by Department of Corrections -- Fee for use of medical facilities -- Reimbursement of telehealth consultations.

197.020 Regulations to be made by Department of Corrections -- Fee for use of medical facilities -- Reimbursement of telehealth consultations. (1) The Department of Corrections shall: (a)  Formulate and prescribe all necessary regulations and bylaws for the government and discipline of the penitentiary, the rules for the government and official conduct of all officials connected with the penitentiary and for the government of the prisoners in their deportment and conduct; (b)  Prescribe the character of food and diet of the prisoners; rules for the preservation of the health of the prisoners; the daily cleansing of the penitentiary; the cleanliness of the persons of the prisoners; the general sanitary government of the penitentiary and prisoners; the character of the labor; and quantity of food and clothing; and the length of time during which the prisoners shall be employed daily; (c)  Adopt, amend, and rescind, as the department deems necessary, administrative regulations governing the disposition of abandoned, lost, or confiscated property of prisoners; and (d)  Cause the administrative regulations prescribed by them, together with the law allowing commutation of time to prisoners for good conduct, to be printed and posted in conspicuous places in the cell houses and workshops. (2) The department may impose a reasonable fee for the use of medical facilities by a prisoner who has the ability to pay for the medical and dental care. These funds may be deducted from the prisoner's inmate account. A prisoner shall not be denied medical or dental treatment because he has insufficient funds in his inmate account. (3) The department may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement a program that provides for reimbursement of telehealth consultations. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 376, sec. 23, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 44, effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 445, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(14). -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255 sec. 188. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 216c-4.