Kentucky Statutes 211.220 – Powers of cabinet personnel in the conduct of investigations — Subpoenas, process
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For the purposes of enforcing the public health laws of the Commonwealth, investigators, inspectors, officers, representatives, and agents of the cabinet may enter upon any premises when necessary for the purpose of making inspections and investigations, and may view evidence and interrogate persons, to the extent required in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may issue subpoenas, subpoenas duces tecum, and all necessary process in proceedings brought before or initiated by the cabinet, and such process shall extend to all parts of the Commonwealth. Service of process may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the cabinet to regulate the practice of any healing art where the licensure, regulation, and control of same has been conferred by statute upon some other agency of the state.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 350, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 294, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 41, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 64; and ch. 315, sec. 28. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 16, effective June 17, 1954.
Effective: June 20, 2005
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.220
- 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 - 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.
- 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.
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 350, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 294, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 41, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 64; and ch. 315, sec. 28. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 16, effective June 17, 1954.