2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 214 DISEASES 214.610 Educational course to be completed by health-care workers and social workers -- Approval by licensing board or certifying entity -- Publication of courses.
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214.610 Educational course to be completed by health-care workers and social
workers -- Approval by licensing board or certifying entity -- Publication of
courses.
(1)
(2)
(a)
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the licensing board or
certifying entity, subject to the board's or entity's discretion, shall approve
appropriate educational courses on the transmission, control, treatment, and
prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome, that may address appropriate behavior and
attitude change, to be completed as specified in the respective chapters by
each person licensed or certified under KRS Chapters 311, 311A, 312, 313,
314, 315, 320, 327, 333, and 335. Each licensing board or certifying entity
shall have the authority to determine whether it shall approve courses or use
courses approved by the cabinet. Completion of the courses shall be required
at the time of initial licensure or certification in the Commonwealth, as
required under KRS 214.615 and 214.620, and shall not be required under this
section or any other section more frequently than one (1) time every ten (10)
years thereafter, unless the licensing board or certifying entity specifically
requires more frequent completion under administrative regulations
promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
(b) The Department for Public Health shall publish on its Web site the current
informational resources for the development of the educational courses or
programs. To the extent possible, the educational courses or programs under
this subsection shall:
1.
Include changes in Kentucky law affecting HIV testing and reporting;
confidentiality and privacy of HIV-related data, information, and
reports; and advances in treatment protocols, intervention protocols,
coordination of services, and other information deemed important by the
Department for Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC);
2.
Inform all professions involved with or affected by the birthing process
about the importance of HIV testing of pregnant women and the
probability of preventing perinatal transmission of HIV with appropriate
treatment; and
3.
Update all health care professionals identified under paragraph (a) of
this subsection requesting information about the potential involvement
of their occupation in the treatment or prevention of blood-borne
pathogens with the latest CDC guidelines on occupational exposure to
HIV and other blood-borne pathogens.
Each licensee or certificate holder shall submit confirmation on a form provided by
the cabinet of having completed the course by July 1, 1991, except persons licensed
under KRS Chapters 314 and 327 for whom the completion date shall be July 1,
1992.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 465, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 47, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts
ch. 61, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 343, sec. 26,
effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 412, effective July
15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. -Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990.
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