2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 194A CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES 194A.622 Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Membership -- Administrative support -- Meetings -- Comprehensive state plan on training, treatments, and services -- Advisory and monitoring functions.
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194A.622 Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Membership -Administrative support -- Meetings -- Comprehensive state plan on training,
treatments, and services -- Advisory and monitoring functions.
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There is hereby created the Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders,
which shall consist of the following twenty-two (22) members who shall be initially
appointed by July 1, 2005:
(a) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or his or her
designee;
(b) The commissioner of the Department for Medicaid Services or his or her
designee;
(c) The director of the Kentucky Early Intervention System, Department for
Public Health, or his or her designee;
(d) The commissioner of the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental
and Intellectual Disabilities or his or her designee;
(e) The commissioner of the Department for Aging and Independent Living or his
or her designee;
(f) The chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education or his or her designee;
(g) The director of the Division of Exceptional Children Services or his or her
designee;
(h) The commissioner of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation or his or
her designee;
(i) The commissioner of the Department of Insurance or his or her designee;
(j) Two (2) nonvoting ex officio members from the House of Representatives,
one (1) representing the majority party and one (1) representing the minority
party, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of
the House;
(k) Two (2) nonvoting ex officio members from the Senate, one (1) representing
the majority party and one (1) representing the minority party, who shall be
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the Senate;
(l) Four (4) professional ASD treatment providers, including at least one (1)
mental health provider, one (1) physical health provider, and one (1) complex
needs consultant from a special education cooperative, to be appointed by the
Governor; and
(m) Five (5) parents, including three (3) who, at the time of their appointment to
the commission, have a child with an ASD who is under eighteen (18) years of
age and two (2) who, at the time of their appointment to the commission, have
a child with an ASD who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, to be
appointed by the Governor.
In making appointments to the commission, the Governor shall ensure broad
representation of Kentucky's citizens who are concerned with the health and quality
of life of individuals with an ASD, may appoint individuals who are also members
of the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities, and shall consider
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candidates recommended by the Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Consortium
of Kentucky.
Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual
expenses incurred in the performance of commission duties in accordance with
KRS 45.101 and administrative regulations promulgated thereunder. Members of
the commission shall serve until the commission ceases to exist, a successor has
been appointed, or until removed for good cause.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide staff and administrative
support for the commission.
The chair of the commission shall be designated by the Governor and may be a
member in addition to those listed in subsection (1) of this section. The chair of the
commission shall establish procedures for the commission's internal procedures.
The commission shall meet at least three (3) times per year. The commission shall
also meet as often as necessary to accomplish its purpose upon the call of the chair,
the request of four (4) or more members, or the request of the Governor.
The commission shall develop a comprehensive state plan for creating an integrated
system of training, treatments, and services for individuals of all ages with an ASD.
The commission shall utilize relevant data and research and consult with
appropriate professionals, agencies, institutions, and organizations representing the
private and public sectors, including the Kentucky Autism Training Center, to
develop the state plan. The state plan shall include the following:
(a) An assessment of the diverse needs for services and supports for individuals
with an ASD;
(b) Identification of state, federal, private, and any other appropriate funding
sources;
(c) Development of a comprehensive training plan, which shall include the
Kentucky Autism Training Center, to meet training needs;
(d) An analysis of standards for provider training and qualifications, best practice
standards for services, and the need for additional service providers;
(e) An evaluation of health benefit plans and insurance coverage for the treatment
of ASD;
(f) A plan for the identification of individuals of all ages with an ASD and for the
creation of a statewide ASD registry;
(g) An analysis of program and service eligibility criteria;
(h) An assessment of the need for coordinated, enhanced, and targeted special
education and treatment programs for children with an ASD; and
(i) A timeline for implementing and monitoring the recommendations of the plan
statewide. The timeline shall include input from the following:
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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
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The Department for Medicaid Services;
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The Department for Public Health;
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The Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual
Disabilities;
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The Kentucky Early Intervention System;
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The Division of Exceptional Children Services;
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The Department of Vocational Rehabilitation;
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The Department of Insurance;
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The Department of Education;
10. The Council on Postsecondary Education; and
11. Other appropriate agencies, professionals, institutions, and organizations
representing the public and private sectors, including the Kentucky
Autism Training Center.
(8) Based upon the comprehensive state plan for an integrated system of training,
treatment, and services for individuals of all ages with an ASD, the commission
shall make recommendations regarding legislation, administrative regulations, and
policies to the Governor and the General Assembly on the following:
(a) Needs for services and supports for individuals who have an ASD;
(b) Funding needs and sources, including state, federal, private, and any other
appropriate funding sources;
(c) Training needs and a plan to implement a comprehensive training system,
which shall include the Kentucky Autism Training Center;
(d) Standards for provider training and qualifications, best practice standards for
services, and the need for additional providers;
(e) Goals for developing health benefit plans that provide insurance coverage for
the treatment of ASD;
(f) A plan for the identification of individuals of all ages with an ASD and for the
creation of a statewide ASD registry;
(g) Consistent program and service eligibility criteria;
(h) The need for coordinated, enhanced, and targeted special education and
treatment programs for individuals with an ASD; and
(i) Strategies and timelines for establishing an accountable, cost-efficient, and
cooperative system of services that integrates and builds upon existing public
and private agencies, programs, and resources.
(9) The commission shall submit the comprehensive state plan and recommendations to
the Governor, the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the
Legislative Research Commission by October 1, 2006, at which time the
commission shall cease to exist unless reauthorized by the General Assembly.
(10) The Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities shall appoint a
subcommittee, which shall include members of the commission, to monitor the
implementation of the state plan as developed by the commission beginning
October 1, 2006. The subcommittee shall prepare, and the council shall submit, a
report to the Governor and Legislative Research Commission that assesses progress
in the implementation of the state plan and that makes recommendations on the
need for modifications to the state plan as developed by the Kentucky Commission
on Autism Spectrum Disorders. The subcommittee shall prepare, and the council
shall submit, the report as it deems appropriate, but no less than biennially, until
October 1, 2015.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 24, effective July 12, 2012; and ch. 158,
sec. 20, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 242, effective
July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 6, effective June 26, 2007. -Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). This statute was amended by 2012
Ky. Acts chs. 146 and 158, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been
codified together.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 2,
creates the Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders and provides that it
shall consist of 23 members, including the secretaries of the Cabinet for Health
Services and the Cabinet for Families and Children. The reorganization of these
cabinets into a single Cabinet for Health and Family Services under Executive Orders
2004-444 and 2004-726 was confirmed by the General Assembly, and the
membership of Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders has been
changed from 23 to 22 in codification pursuant to 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 675.
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