Kentucky Statutes 164.939 – Legislative purpose
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It is the purpose of KRS § 164.939 to KRS § 164.944 to promote the health and general welfare of the people of the Commonwealth by authorizing the University of Kentucky to establish from its own funds other than general tax revenues a basic coverage compensation fund to assure itself that health care malpractice claims or judgments against itself, or its agents will be satisfied. Such purpose is hereby declared to be a public purpose for which public funds may be expended.
History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 348, sec. 1.
History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 348, sec. 1.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.939
- Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- public funds: means sums actually received in cash or negotiable instruments from all sources unless otherwise described by any state agency, state- owned corporation, university, department, cabinet, fiduciary for the benefit of any form of state organization, authority, board, bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any other form of organization whether or not the money has ever been paid into the Treasury and whether or not the money is still in the Treasury if the money is controlled by any form of state organization, except for those funds the management of which is to be reported to the Legislative Research Commission pursuant to KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010