2019 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 216 - Health facilities and services

• 216.010 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.020 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.030 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.040 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.050 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.060 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.070 Repealed, 1978.
• 216.080 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.090 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.100 Ordinance for bond issue.
• 216.110 Interest rate and term of bonds.
• 216.120 Negotiability of bonds -- Tax exemption -- Signatures -- How sold -- Not a city debt.
• 216.130 Use of proceeds of bonds.
• 216.140 Bondholders' lien -- Enforcement.
• 216.150 Receiver in case of default.
• 216.160 Sinking fund, operation and depreciation accounts to be provided -- Lease income.
• 216.170 Use of surplus in operating fund.
• 216.180 Use of depreciation account.
• 216.190 Refunding bonds.
• 216.200 Additional bonds for establishment of hospital.
• 216.210 Original issue may include bonds for additions and improvements.
• 216.220 Subsequent issue of bonds for additions and improvements.
• 216.230 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.240 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.250 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.260 Repealed, 1980.

Kentucky e-health Network

• 216.261 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.263 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.265 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.267 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.269 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.270 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.273 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.275 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.277 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.280 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.283 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.285 Repealed, 1994.
• 216.287 Repealed, 1994.

Kentucky Health Policy Board

• 216.2901 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2903 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2905 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2907 Repealed, 1996.

Health Data Collection

• 216.2920 Definitions for KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929.
• 216.2921 Duties of cabinet -- Chief administrative officer -- Secretary or employee not subject to personal liability.
• 216.2923 Health data collection powers and duties -- Analysis of health-care and insurance experience -- Administrative regulations.
• 216.2925 Administrative regulations -- Reports, lists, forms, and formats required.
• 216.2927 Types of data not to be published, released, or subject to inspection -- Public-use data agreements and privacy rules -- Confidentiality of raw data -- Penalty for violation.
• 216.2929 Data on health-care services charges and quality and outcome measures to be publicly available on cabinet's Web site -- Report required.

Fee Disclosure for Providers

• 216.2940 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2941 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2943 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2945 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2947 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.2949 Repealed, 1996.

Miscellaneous Health Care Provisions

• 216.2950 Self-referral restrictions -- Offenses.
• 216.2960 Pilot projects for twenty-four hour health coverage -- Authority for administrative regulations.
• 216.2970 Auditory screening of infants at hospitals and birthing centers -- Forwarding of reports.
• 216.2980 Hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life services providers to have policies and procedures for deactivation or sequestration and disposal of controlled substances upon death of patient or discontinuance of prescription -- Notice -- Written agreement -- Witness statement.

Suicide Assistance

• 216.300 Definitions for KRS 216.300 to 216.308.
• 216.302 Causing a suicide -- Assisting in a suicide.
• 216.304 Actions of licensed health care professional that are not violative of KRS 216.302.
• 216.306 Injunctive relief against person believed to be about to cause or assist in a suicide.
• 216.308 Revocation of license of health care professional assisting in a suicide.

Hospital Districts

• 216.310 Purpose of law.
• 216.313 Definitions for KRS 216.310 to 216.360.
• 216.315 Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as secretary of hospital districts.
• 216.317 Creation of hospital district -- Tax levy and collection.
• 216.318 Repealed, 1984.
• 216.319 Repealed, 1984.
• 216.320 Notification of secretary -- Effect of notification.
• 216.323 District board -- Membership -- Number, how determined -- Removal of members.
• 216.325 Terms of members -- Vacancies.
• 216.327 Qualifications of members.
• 216.330 Members to be reimbursed for expenses.
• 216.333 Board as corporate body -- Seal -- Officers -- Bond of treasurer.
• 216.335 Powers of board.
• 216.336 Fiscal court's determination on proposed tax rate levy by certain districts created with zero cents as initial tax rate levy -- Applicability of KRS 132.023 to tax rate changes.
• 216.337 Plans for hospital needs of district.
• 216.340 Treasurer of board, duties.
• 216.343 District records to be audited -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
• 216.345 Fiscal year of district.
• 216.347 Annual report of board to secretary.
• 216.350 Administrator, functions.
• 216.353 Revenue bonds, district may issue.
• 216.355 District board may accept federal or state grants.
• 216.357 Dissolution of district, procedure.
• 216.360 Winding up of affairs on dissolution -- Disposition of funds.
• 216.361 Services and facilities that a hospital may offer in counties contiguous to its hospital district.
• 216.370 Definition of "physician extender.".
• 216.375 Long-range strategic plan requirement -- Technical assistance -- Office of Rural Health.
• 216.378 Definitions for KRS 216.378, 216.379, and 216.380.
• 216.379 Authority to apply for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program -- Development of rural health plan.
• 216.380 Critical access hospitals -- Designation by secretary -- Licensure -- Required and authorized services -- Staffing requirements -- Medicaid reimbursement.
• 216.400 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.405 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.406 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.410 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.415 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.420 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.425 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.430 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.435 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.440 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.445 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.450 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.453 Renumbered as KRS 216B.400, effective 1980.
• 216.455 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.460 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.465 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.470 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.475 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.480 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.485 Repealed, 1980.
• 216.490 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.500 Repealed, 1972.

Long-Term Care Facilities

• 216.510 Definitions for KRS 216.515 to 216.530.
• 216.515 Rights of residents -- Duties of facilities -- Actions.
• 216.520 Supplementation of residents' rights.
• 216.525 Cabinet's duties.
• 216.530 Inspections of long-term care facilities to be unannounced -- Frequency -- Prohibition of prior notice of inspection.
• 216.532 Prohibition against long-term care facility's being operated by or employing a person on the nurse aide abuse registry.
• 216.533 Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities long-term care facilities -- Criminal background checks for applicants for employment -- Persons who may not be employed -- Effect of pardon or expunged record -- Exemption from KRS 216.789(1).
• 216.535 Definitions for KRS 216.537 to 216.590 -- Disclosure requirements.
• 216.537 Daily visiting hours required.
• 216.540 Persons allowed access to facility during visiting hours -- Rights and duties of visitors -- Denial of access by resident or administrator -- Unrestricted access by employee of cabinet.
• 216.541 Willful interference with representatives of Office of the Long-Term-Care Ombudsman prohibited -- Retaliation against complainant prohibited -- Penalty -- Liability insurance for representatives of the ombudsman program.
• 216.543 Posting requirements.
• 216.545 Statement of requirements to be posted and copy given to each resident.
• 216.546 Disclosure of information regarding sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities.
• 216.547 Public inspection of cabinet inspection reports, service descriptions, listings of rates and charges, and court orders on premises -- Duties of Inspector General -- Construction of section with respect to Kentucky Open Records Law.
• 216.550 Repealed, 1998.
• 216.553 Repealed, 1998.
• 216.555 Long-term care facility -- Citation by cabinet for violations of regulations, standards, and requirements -- Restriction on publication of results of survey, inspection, or investigation.
• 216.557 Classification of violations -- Exemption from state penalty if federal penalty assessed.
• 216.560 Penalties for failure to correct violations within time specified -- Exemption from state penalty if federal penalty assessed -- Reduction of penalty by amount used to correct deficiency.
• 216.563 Administrative regulations on Type A and Type B violations.
• 216.565 Factors to be considered in determining amount of initial penalty.
• 216.567 Manner of appeal -- Decision of hearing officer to be final order of cabinet -- Judicial review.
• 216.570 Repealed, 1996.
• 216.573 Injunction to terminate operation of facility.
• 216.575 Discipline of cabinet employee for giving advance notice to facility of impending inspection or investigation.
• 216.577 Action of secretary against facility for failure to correct a Type A violation.
• 216.580 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.583 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.585 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.587 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.590 Training of surveyors and investigators.
• 216.593 Applicability of KRS 12.028 and 194A.040(1).
• 216.595 Requirements for assisted-living communities and long-term care facilities claiming to provide special care for persons with Alzheimer's disease or other brain disorders -- Waiver on building requirements to address specific needs.
• 216.600 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.610 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.620 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.630 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.640 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.650 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.660 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.670 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.680 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.690 Repealed, 1972.
• 216.700 Repealed, 1972.

Personal Services Agencies

• 216.710 Definitions for KRS 216.710 to 216.714.
• 216.712 Certification of personal services agency required -- Criminal background check -- Administrative regulations -- Fees.
• 216.714 Fines for operating without required certification.
• 216.716 Kentucky personal services agency fund.

Housing for Elderly

• 216.750 Definitions for KRS 216.750 to 216.780.
• 216.760 Functions of cabinet.
• 216.765 Medical examination required prior to admission to personal-care home -- Personal-care homes prohibited from admitting minors.
• 216.770 Nursing home and personal care home loan fund.
• 216.780 Regulations.

Services to Senior Citizens

• 216.785 Definitions for KRS 216.785 to 216.793.
• 216.787 Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.
• 216.789 Prohibition against employing certain felons at long-term care facilities, in nursing pools providing staff to nursing facilities, or in assisted-living communities -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet -- Temporary employment.
• 216.793 Notice on application form of criminal record check -- Form of request -- Fee.

Health and Geriatric Authority Projects, Bonds

• 216.800 Definitions for KRS 216.800 to 216.853.
• 216.803 Kentucky Health and Geriatric Authority.
• 216.805 Powers of authority.
• 216.807 Agreements by authority for financing of projects.
• 216.810 Leases by authority, contents.
• 216.813 Revenue bonds -- Issuance by authority -- Sale -- Use of proceeds -- Temporary bonds.
• 216.815 Bonds not debt of Commonwealth.
• 216.817 Bonds may be secured by trust indenture.
• 216.820 Enforcement of rights under bonds.
• 216.823 Bonds as legal investments.
• 216.825 Revenue refunding bonds, issuance.
• 216.827 Proceeds of bonds are trust funds.
• 216.830 Property, income and bonds exempt from taxation.
• 216.833 Acquisition of property by purchase or eminent domain -- Title -- Possession, how obtained.
• 216.835 Lessee to maintain project.
• 216.837 Political subdivisions may lease or convey to authority without formality.
• 216.840 Conveyance of project to lessee, when authorized.
• 216.843 Compensation for damage to private property.
• 216.845 Kentucky Health and Geriatric Authority revenue bond guarantee fund -- How made up -- Use of -- Payments on default.
• 216.847 Annual report of authority.
• 216.850 Officers or agents of authority not to have conflicting interest -- Penalty.
• 216.853 Applicability of other laws.
• 216.860 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.865 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.875 Definitions for KRS 216.880 to 216.890.
• 216.880 Facilities to be licensed.
• 216.885 Requirement of licensing for PPEC center.
• 216.890 Administrative regulations.
• 216.900 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.905 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.910 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.915 Repealed, 2018.
• 216.920 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.925 Repealed, 2017.
• 216.930 Repealed, 2018.

KRS 216.935 to 216.939 Home Health Care

• 216.935 Definitions for KRS 216.935 to 216.939.
• 216.936 Expansion of nurse aide abuse registry to include home health aides.
• 216.937 Management and employment prohibition for home health agency.
• 216.939 Administrative regulations for abuse registry and hearing and appeal procedures.

Charitable Health Care Services

• 216.940 Definitions for KRS 216.940 to 216.945.
• 216.941 License or certificate requirements for voluntary provision of health care -- Registration -- Availability of information -- Report.
• 216.942 Exemption from display of license or certification.
• 216.943 Legislative findings.
• 216.945 Short title for KRS 216.940 to 216.945.
• 216.990 Renumbered as KRS 216B.990(3).