§ 216B.010 Legislative findings and purposes
§ 216B.015 Definitions for chapter
§ 216B.017 Health facility not to discriminate against physician on basis of degree in medicine or osteopathy
§ 216B.020 Certificate of need — Exemptions — Categories of care not exempted — Requirements for issuance of certificate of need
§ 216B.035 Administrative staff assistance — Records — Oaths
§ 216B.040 Functions of cabinet in administering chapter — Regulatory authority
§ 216B.0415 Jurisdiction of State Board of Medical Licensure over physician’s acting as medical director for an ambulance service
§ 216B.0417 Jurisdiction of State Board of Nursing over registered nurse practicing with an ambulance service
§ 216B.042 Licenses — Authority to enter upon premises — Authority for administrative regulations
§ 216B.0425 Certification designations for stroke care for acute care hospitals and stroke centers
§ 216B.0431 Licensing and procedures for abortion facilities — Administrative regulations
§ 216B.0435 Requirement of written agreements between abortion facility and acute-care hospital and ambulance service
§ 216B.0441 Cabinet to license and regulate adult day care health programs
§ 216B.0443 Administrative regulations on adult day health care
§ 216B.0445 Outpatient health facility operated by hospital — Licensure — Certificate of need
§ 216B.045 Actions of cabinet to be in writing and of record
§ 216B.050 Enforcement powers of cabinet
§ 216B.055 Notice of decisions and orders of cabinet
§ 216B.061 Actions requiring certificates of need — Prohibitions against dividing projects to evade expenditure minimums and against ex parte contacts — Ambulatory surgical centers
§ 216B.0615 Prohibition against transferring a certificate of need — Penalty
§ 216B.062 Timetable for submission of application for certificate of need to be established by administrative regulation — Review procedure
§ 216B.065 Notification of intent to acquire facility or equipment — Conditions requiring a certificate of need for acquisition
§ 216B.066 Cabinet to be notified prior to acquiring certain major medical equipment, a health service is offered, or a capital expenditure is made or obligated — Certificate of need may be required
§ 216B.072 Training for staff of long-term care facilities treating persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders
§ 216B.075 Administrative regulations governing application and review procedures to be promulgated
§ 216B.085 Hearing procedures — Notification of cabinet’s decisions — Appeals
§ 216B.086 Revocation of certificate of need — Hearings — Prohibition against ex parte contacts
§ 216B.090 Reconsideration of cabinet’s decisions
§ 216B.095 Nonsubstantive review of application
§ 216B.105 License procedure — Hearings — Decisions of cabinet to be in writing and of record
§ 216B.106 Ambulance service investigations and hearings — Procedures — Appeals
§ 216B.115 Appeal to Franklin Circuit Court
§ 216B.125 Civil action for judicial enforcement of chapter
§ 216B.130 Expenditure minimums or limits to be adjusted annually
§ 216B.131 Use of moneys
§ 216B.140 Licensed hospitals to provide services for child sexual abuse victims
§ 216B.150 Badge or insignia for hospital employees
§ 216B.153 Surgical smoke evacuation system requirement
§ 216B.155 Development of quality assurance standards for health care facilities
§ 216B.160 Requirement for a care delivery model based on patient needs for licensed health care facilities and services
§ 216B.165 Duty to report quality of care and safety problems — Investigation and report — Prohibition against retaliation
§ 216B.170 Identification requirement for persons dealing with patients
§ 216B.175 Services by a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse for patient admitted to acute care or psychiatric hospital — Transferability of history and physical examination to another licensed level of care within same hospital — Admin
§ 216B.178 Intermediate-care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability — Application to increase number of beds — Requirements
§ 216B.180 Certificate of need not required for respite-service beds in intermediate-care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability
§ 216B.185 Accreditation as evidence of compliance with licensing requirements — Exemption from inspection — Fees — Submission of building plans — Standards for licensure
§ 216B.190 Newborn infant — Treatment when identity of parents is unknown — Immunity from liability — Anonymity of person leaving infant — Emergency custody order — Materials for health and medical information
§ 216B.195 Residential hospice facilities — Automated pharmacy system
§ 216B.200 Definitions for KRS 216B.200 to 216B.210
§ 216B.202 Kentucky Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program — Administrative regulations
§ 216B.204 Duties of cabinet — Eligibility for certification
§ 216B.206 Eligibility to register as nonsurgical abortion provider — Requirements for registered physicians
§ 216B.208 Plan to enforce program — Private right of action
§ 216B.210 Complaint portal
§ 216B.230 Definitions for KRS 216B.230 to 216B.239
§ 216B.231 Hospital must allow a patient or patient’s legal guardian to designate a lay caregiver for post-discharge assistance in the patient’s residence
§ 216B.233 Notice to designated lay caregiver of patient’s discharge
§ 216B.235 Consultation with designated lay caregiver and development of discharge plan — Administrative regulations
§ 216B.237 Rights of agent operating under health care directive not affected by KRS 216B.230 to 216B.239
§ 216B.239 No private right of action created or standard of care established by KRS 216B.230 to 216B.239 regarding hospital’s noncompliance
§ 216B.250 Health facility to furnish itemized statement of charges on request of paying patient
§ 216B.300 Definitions for KRS 216B.300 to 216B.320 and KRS 216B.990(5)
§ 216B.303 Rights of residents of boarding homes
§ 216B.305 Registration of boarding home — Standards for operation — Unannounced inspection — Denial of registration — Access by cabinet employees and agents — No preemption of local authority for stricter requirements
§ 216B.306 Procedures, remedies, and penalties for operation of boarding home without registration
§ 216B.310 Listing of boarding homes to be maintained
§ 216B.315 Student housing not included in KRS 216B.300 to 216B.320
§ 216B.320 KRS 216B.300 to 216B.320 not applicable to boarding home regulated by federal government
§ 216B.330 Administrative regulations
§ 216B.332 Requirements for certificate of compliance — Assessment of residents in nursing home beds — Limitations upon admission to nursing home beds — Move-out notice and alternative living arrangements — Certificate of need not required to provide home
§ 216B.400 Emergency care — Examination services for victims of sexual offenses — Examination expenses paid by Crime Victims Compensation Board — Reporting to law enforcement — Examination samples as evidence
§ 216B.401 Designation of SANE-ready hospitals
§ 216B.402 Protocol for treatment of drug overdose — Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
§ 216B.405 Course on recognition and prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma to be given by urgent treatment facility and urgent care facility
§ 216B.450 Definitions for KRS 216B.450, 216B.455, and 216B.457
§ 216B.455 Certificate-of-need requirement for Level I psychiatric residential treatment facilities — Licensure — Certification — Restriction on location — Restriction on number of beds — Care and services for persons discharged from Level I and Level II
§ 216B.457 Certificate-of-need requirement for Level II psychiatric residential treatment facilities — Beds and locations permitted — Contents of certificate application — Criteria — Staffing requirements — Criminal records check — Treatment plan — Duti
§ 216B.990 Penalties
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 216B - Licensure and Regulation of Health Facilities and Services

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Certified mail: means any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery that allows a document or package to have proof of:
    (a) Sending the document or package. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010