2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 216 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES 216.2921 Duties of cabinet -- Chief administrative officer -- Secretary or employee not subject to personal liability.
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216.2921 Duties of cabinet -- Chief administrative officer -- Secretary or
employee not subject to personal liability.
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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall collect, pursuant to KRS
216.2925, analyze, and disseminate information in a timely manner on the
cost, quality, and outcomes of health services provided by health facilities and
health-care providers in the Commonwealth. The cabinet shall make every
effort to make health data findings that can serve as a basis to educate
consumers and providers for the purpose of improving patient morbidity and
mortality outcomes available to the public, and state and local leaders in health
policy, through the cost-effective and timely use of the media and the Internet
and through distribution of the findings to health facilities and health-care
providers for further dissemination to their patients.
The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall serve as
chief administrative officer for the health data collection functions of KRS
216.2920 to 216.2929.
Neither the secretary nor any employee of the cabinet shall be subject to any
personal liability for any loss sustained or damage suffered on account of any
action or inaction of under KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 474, effective June 20, 2005. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 419, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 427,
sec. 8, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 371, sec. 25,
effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 512, Pt. 2, sec. 6, effective
July 15, 1994.
2012-2014 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2012 Ky. Acts
ch. 144, Pt. XII, Sec. 13 at 1255.
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