(1) When the Cabinet for Health and Family Services determines that an infectious or contagious disease will invade this state, it shall take necessary action and promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to prevent the introduction or spread of such infectious or contagious disease or diseases within this state.
(2) Any administrative regulation promulgated under the authority of this section shall:

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 214.020

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • 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.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(a) Be in effect no longer than thirty (30) days if the administrative regulation:
1. Places restrictions on the in-person meeting or functioning of the following:
a. Elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational institutions;
b. Private businesses or non-profit organizations;
c. Political, religious, or social gatherings;
d. Places of worship; or e. Local governments; or
2. Imposes mandatory quarantine or isolation requirements;
(b) Include the penalty, appeal, and due process rights for violations of the administrative regulation; and
(c) Contain the public hearing and written comment period notice required by
KRS § 13A.270.
Effective:February 2, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 22, effective February 2, 2021. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 447, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 394, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1). — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 6. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2049, 2056.