Kentucky Statutes 216.875 – Definitions for KRS 216.880 to 216.890
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As used in KRS § 216.880 to KRS § 216.890 the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Prescribed pediatric extended care center” hereinafter referred to as a “PPEC center,” means any building or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide, for a part of the day, basic services to three (3) or more medically dependent or technologically dependent children who are not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption and who require such services;
(2) “Basic services” include, but are not limited to, development, implementation, and monitoring of a comprehensive protocol of care, developed in conjunction with the parent or guardian, which specifies the medical, nursing, psychosocial, and developmental therapies required by the medically dependent or technologically dependent child served as well as the caregiver training needs of the child’s legal guardian;
(3) “Cabinet” means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(4) “Owner or operator” means any individual who has general administrative charge of a PPEC center;
(5) “Medical records” means medical records maintained in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices as specified in the administrative regulations;
(6) “Medically dependent or technologically dependent child” means a child who because of a medical condition requires continuous therapeutic interventions or skilled-nursing supervision which must be prescribed by a licensed physician and administered by, or under the direct supervision of, a licensed registered nurse; and
(7) “Supportive services or contracted services” include, but are not limited to, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, developmental, child life, and psychological services.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 494, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 440, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 325, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988.
(1) “Prescribed pediatric extended care center” hereinafter referred to as a “PPEC center,” means any building or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide, for a part of the day, basic services to three (3) or more medically dependent or technologically dependent children who are not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption and who require such services;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 216.875
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon 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.
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) “Basic services” include, but are not limited to, development, implementation, and monitoring of a comprehensive protocol of care, developed in conjunction with the parent or guardian, which specifies the medical, nursing, psychosocial, and developmental therapies required by the medically dependent or technologically dependent child served as well as the caregiver training needs of the child’s legal guardian;
(3) “Cabinet” means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(4) “Owner or operator” means any individual who has general administrative charge of a PPEC center;
(5) “Medical records” means medical records maintained in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices as specified in the administrative regulations;
(6) “Medically dependent or technologically dependent child” means a child who because of a medical condition requires continuous therapeutic interventions or skilled-nursing supervision which must be prescribed by a licensed physician and administered by, or under the direct supervision of, a licensed registered nurse; and
(7) “Supportive services or contracted services” include, but are not limited to, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, developmental, child life, and psychological services.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 494, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 440, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 325, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988.