Kentucky Statutes 211.900 – Definitions for KRS 211.900 to 211.905 and KRS 211.994
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As used in KRS § 211.900 to KRS § 211.905 and KRS § 211.994, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Cabinet” shall mean the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(2) “Secretary” shall mean the secretary for health and family services or his authorized representative;
(3) “Lead-based hazard” shall mean levels contained in the federal Residential Lead- based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992;
(4) “Dwelling” shall mean any structure or child-occupied facility, all or a part of which is designed for human habitation;
(5) “Dwelling unit” shall mean any room or group of rooms or other interior areas of a dwelling or child-occupied facility designed or used for human habitation;
(6) “Owner” shall mean any person who, alone, jointly, or severally with others, has legal title to, charge, care, or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit as owner, agent of the owner, or as executor, administrator, trustee, conservator, or guardian of the estate of the owner;
(7) “At-risk persons” shall mean all children seventy-two (72) months of age and younger and pregnant women who reside in dwellings or dwelling units which were constructed and painted prior to 1978, or reside in geographic areas defined by the cabinet as high risk, or possess one (1) or more risk factors identified in a lead poisoning verbal risk assessment approved by the cabinet;
(8) “Outreach programs” shall mean those efforts to locate, screen, and diagnose for elevated lead blood levels, those at-risk persons who are not utilizing existing screening and diagnostic programs or those programs which may be established after June 21, 1974;
(9) “Elevated blood lead level” means any blood lead level greater than or equal to ten (10) micrograms per deciliter of whole blood or a level consistent with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics; and
(10) “Confirmed elevated blood lead level” means a first venous blood lead test or a second capillary blood lead test taken within the time frames specified by the cabinet where the blood lead test result is greater than or equal to fifteen (15) micrograms per deciliter of whole blood.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 390, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 330, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec.
72, effective July 1, 1982. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective June 21,
1974.
Note: 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 76 would have amended this section effective July 1,
1982. However, 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396 was repealed by 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec.
146, also effective July 1, 1982.
(1) “Cabinet” shall mean the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.900
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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.
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) “Secretary” shall mean the secretary for health and family services or his authorized representative;
(3) “Lead-based hazard” shall mean levels contained in the federal Residential Lead- based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992;
(4) “Dwelling” shall mean any structure or child-occupied facility, all or a part of which is designed for human habitation;
(5) “Dwelling unit” shall mean any room or group of rooms or other interior areas of a dwelling or child-occupied facility designed or used for human habitation;
(6) “Owner” shall mean any person who, alone, jointly, or severally with others, has legal title to, charge, care, or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit as owner, agent of the owner, or as executor, administrator, trustee, conservator, or guardian of the estate of the owner;
(7) “At-risk persons” shall mean all children seventy-two (72) months of age and younger and pregnant women who reside in dwellings or dwelling units which were constructed and painted prior to 1978, or reside in geographic areas defined by the cabinet as high risk, or possess one (1) or more risk factors identified in a lead poisoning verbal risk assessment approved by the cabinet;
(8) “Outreach programs” shall mean those efforts to locate, screen, and diagnose for elevated lead blood levels, those at-risk persons who are not utilizing existing screening and diagnostic programs or those programs which may be established after June 21, 1974;
(9) “Elevated blood lead level” means any blood lead level greater than or equal to ten (10) micrograms per deciliter of whole blood or a level consistent with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics; and
(10) “Confirmed elevated blood lead level” means a first venous blood lead test or a second capillary blood lead test taken within the time frames specified by the cabinet where the blood lead test result is greater than or equal to fifteen (15) micrograms per deciliter of whole blood.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 390, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 330, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec.
72, effective July 1, 1982. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective June 21,
1974.
Note: 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 76 would have amended this section effective July 1,
1982. However, 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396 was repealed by 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec.
146, also effective July 1, 1982.