214.605 Public education program.
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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a program to educate the
public about the threat of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Education Program shall:
(a) Be designed to reach all segments of the Commonwealth's population;
(b) Contain special components designed to reach minority groups within the
state;
(c) Impart knowledge to the public about methods of transmission of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome and methods of prevention;
(d) Educate the public about transmission risks in social, employment, and
educational situations;
(e) Educate health-care workers and health facilities' employees about methods of
transmission and prevention in their unique workplace environments;
(f) Contain special components designed to reach persons who may frequently
engage in behaviors placing them at a high risk for acquiring acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome;
(g) Provide information and consultation to state agencies to educate all state
employees;
(h) Provide information and consultation to state and local agencies to educate
law enforcement and correctional personnel and inmates;
(i) Provide information and consultation to local governments to educate local
government employees;
(j) Make information available to private employers and encourage them to
distribute this information to their employees; and
(k) Contain special components which emphasize appropriate behavior and
attitude change.
The program designed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall utilize
all appropriate forms of the media and shall identify sources of educational
materials that can be used by businesses, schools, and health-care providers in the
regular course of their business.
The department may contract with other persons in the design, development, and
distribution of the components of the education program.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 464, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 411, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 443, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.
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