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KRS § 197.280 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 197 / Section 197.280
197.280 Definitions for section -- Restrictions on providing cosmetic service or elective procedure to inmates -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

197.280 Definitions for section -- Restrictions on providing cosmetic service or

elective procedure to inmates -- Exceptions.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Cosmetic service or elective procedure" means any procedure, treatment, or

surgery to enhance or alter the appearance of any area of the head, neck, and

body, including but not limited to:

1. Prescribing or administering cross-sex hormones in amounts greater

than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy person of

the same age and sex; and

2. Performing any gender reassignment surgery to alter or remove physical

or anatomical characteristics or features that are typical for a person’s

sex in order to instill or create physiological or anatomical

characteristics that resemble a different sex;

(b) "Public funds" means any money, regardless of the original source of the

money, of:

1. The Commonwealth of Kentucky or any department, agency, or

instrumentality thereof;

2. Any county, city, local school district, or special district, or any

department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and

3. Any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth or any

department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and

(c) "Sex" means the biological indication of male and female as evidenced by sex

chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous

internal and external genitalia present at birth.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, public funds shall not be

directly or indirectly used, granted, paid, or distributed for the purpose of providing

a cosmetic service or elective procedure to an inmate in a correctional facility.

(3) If a health care provider has initiated a course of treatment for an inmate that

includes the prescription or administration of any drug or medication for a cosmetic

service or elective procedure and the health care provider determines and

documents in the inmate’s medical record that immediately terminating use of the

drug or medication would cause physical harm to the inmate, the health care

provider may institute a period during which the inmate’s use of the drug or

hormone is systematically reduced and eliminated.
KRS § 149.415 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 149 / Section 149.415
149.415 Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer law -- Investigations
Status: in_force

149.415 Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer law -- Investigations.

The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall administer KRS 149.360 to 149.430 and shall

have power to issue, amend and revise such rules and regulations as may be authorized

hereby or as may reasonably be necessary to implement the same. The cabinet is

authorized to make, conduct or participate in any investigations and surveys designed to

establish the cause of and responsibility for a particular forest fire or forest fire conditions

generally and to cooperate with any and all law enforcement officers of or in this state in

the apprehension and prosecution of persons violating this law. Nothing contained in

KRS 149.360 to 149.430 shall be construed to limit or otherwise impair the jurisdiction

or powers of any other department, agency or officer of or in this state to investigate,

apprehend, prosecute or punish violations of law.
KRS § 161.569 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.569
161.569 Effect of election to participate -- Payment of benefits -- Taxation and attachment of benefits -- Employer contributions
Status: in_force

161.569 Effect of election to participate -- Payment of benefits -- Taxation and

attachment of benefits -- Employer contributions.

(1) Any person electing to participate in the optional retirement plan shall be ineligible

for membership in the regular retirement plan of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement

System for as long as the participant is employed in a position for which the

optional retirement plan is available, except as provided in KRS 161.568(1).

(2) Any person electing to participate in the optional retirement plan shall acknowledge

in writing that the benefits payable to participants are not the obligation of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky or the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, and

that these benefits and other rights of the optional retirement plan are the liability

and responsibility solely of the designated companies to which contributions have

been made.

(3) Benefits shall be payable to optional retirement plan participants or their

beneficiaries by the designated companies in accordance with the contracts issued

by each company and the retirement plan provisions adopted by each public

institution.

(4) Annuity contracts issued under the optional retirement plan and all rights of a

participant in the optional retirement plan shall be exempt from any state, local, or

municipal tax; assessment for the insolvency of any life, health, or casualty

insurance company; any levy or sale, garnishment, or attachment; or any process

whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as otherwise specifically provided by

the contracts offered under the optional retirement plan adopted by the respective

public institutions of higher education. Except contracts issued and rights accrued in

the optional retirement plan on or after January 1, 1998, shall be subject to the tax

imposed by KRS 141.020, to the extent provided in KRS 141.010 and 141.0215.

(5) Each institution shall contribute for each payroll period of each fiscal year to the

Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, an amount equal to five and one-tenth

percent (5.1%) of the total salaries of all persons who elect or elected to participate

in the optional retirement plan instead of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement

System. This payment shall continue to be made until June 30, 2018. No

contributions shall be payable on or after July 1, 2018, to the Kentucky Teachers'

Retirement System for all persons who elect or elected to participate in the optional

retirement plan instead of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
KRS § 160.270 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.270
160.270 Regular and special meetings -- Public comment period
Status: in_force

160.270 Regular and special meetings -- Public comment period.

(1) Each board of education shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, at a

time and place fixed by the board. Special meetings may be called by the chairman.

On request of three (3) members of the board, the secretary shall call a special

meeting. Each member of the board shall have timely notice of each meeting and

the nature, object, and purpose for which it is called. Any board member failing to

attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings, unless excused by the board for

reason satisfactory to it, shall be removed from office pursuant to KRS 415.050 and

415.060. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of

business, but a concurring vote by a majority of the board, the number of board

members in the quorum notwithstanding, shall be necessary to take any particular

action unless otherwise specified by statute.

(2) Each regular meeting shall include a public comment period of at least fifteen (15)

minutes. Any board rules and policies regarding conduct during school board

meetings shall apply during the public comment period.

(3) The secretary shall be present at the meetings of the board, except when his or her

own tenure, salary, or the administration of his or her office is under consideration,

and shall record in a book provided for that purpose all its official proceedings,

which shall be a public record open to inspection.
KRS § 306.030 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 306 / Section 306.030
306.030 General liability for loss or damage to guests' property -- Limitations on
Status: in_force

306.030 General liability for loss or damage to guests' property -- Limitations on.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 306.020:

(a) The proprietor of a hotel shall not be liable in excess of one hundred dollars

($100) for the loss or damage to personal property brought into the hotel by

guests, unless the loss or damage is occasioned by the negligence of the

proprietor or hotel agents or employees.

(b) He shall not be liable for the loss or damage to any merchandise samples or

merchandise for sale unless the guest has given prior written notice of having

the merchandise in his possession, and its value, and obtained written

acknowledgement of the receipt of such notice.

(c) In no event shall the liability provided for in this subsection exceed two

hundred dollars ($200), unless the proprietor has contracted in writing with

the guest to assume a greater liability.

(2) The hotel proprietor shall not in any event be liable for the loss or damage to

property brought into the hotel by guests caused by fire, unless occasioned by

negligence of the proprietor or hotel agents or employees.

(3) After a guest departs and ceases to be a guest, if any property left by him is lost or

damaged, the liability of the proprietor shall be that of a gratuitous bailee and

limited to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(4) If property is lost or destroyed while in transport to or from a hotel on behalf of a

guest, the liability of the proprietor shall be limited to one hundred dollars ($100),

unless the guest has given prior written notice of the value thereof and obtained

written acknowledgment of the receipt of such notice. In no event shall such

liability exceed two hundred dollars ($200), unless the proprietor has contracted in

writing with the guest to assume a greater liability.
KRS § 421.230 — KY Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 421 / Section 421.230
421.230 Definitions for KRS 421.230 to 421.270
Status: in_force

421.230 Definitions for KRS 421.230 to 421.270.

(1) The word "witness" as used in KRS 421.230 to 421.270 shall include a person

whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a

criminal action, prosecution or proceeding.

(2) The word "state" shall include any territory of the United States and District of

Columbia.

(3) The word "summons" shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the

appearance of a witness.
KRS § 38.240 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.240
38.240 Legal representation of members of National Guard
Status: in_force

38.240 Legal representation of members of National Guard.

If any member of the National Guard, when on duty or assembled therefor under lawful

authority, does any act in the discharge of his duty that causes him to be proceeded

against by civil court action, the Attorney General shall represent him in the civil

proceedings. If, under the same conditions, a member of the National Guard is proceeded

against in a criminal action, the adjutant general may, with the approval of the Governor,

appoint legal counsel to represent him in the criminal proceedings. The compensation

paid the legal counsel shall be fixed by the adjutant general, with the written approval of

the Governor.
KRS § 529.020 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 529 / Section 529.020
529.020 Prostitution
Status: in_force

529.020 Prostitution.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of prostitution when he

engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in

return for a fee.

(2) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.
KRS § 106.110 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.110
106.110 Pledge of income and revenue -- Form of resolution or ordinance
Status: in_force

106.110 Pledge of income and revenue -- Form of resolution or ordinance.

At or before the issuance of the bonds the water district commissioners shall, by

resolution, or the city legislative body shall, by ordinance, set aside and pledge the

income and revenue of the waterworks into a separate and special fund to be used and

applied in payment of the cost thereof and in the maintenance, operation and depreciation

thereof. The resolution or ordinance shall definitely fix and determine the amount of

revenue necessary to be set apart and applied to the payment of the principal and interest

of the bonds, and the proportion of the balance of the income and revenues to be set aside

as a proper and adequate depreciation account, and the remaining proportion of such

balance shall be set aside for the reasonable and proper operation and maintenance of the

waterworks. The rates to be charged for service from the waterworks shall be fixed and

revised from time to time so as to be sufficient to provide for payment of interest upon all

bonds and to create a sinking fund to pay the principal thereof when due, and to provide

for the operation and maintenance of the waterworks and an adequate depreciation

account.
KRS § 90.370 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 90 / Section 90.370
90.370 Action in Circuit Court
Status: in_force

90.370 Action in Circuit Court.

(1) Any employee of the city found guilty by the civil service commission of any charge

as provided by KRS 90.360 may bring an action in the Circuit Court of the county

in which the city is located to contest the action of that body.

(2) Upon request in writing by the accused, and the payment of costs therefor, the clerk

of the civil service commission shall file a certified copy of the charges and the

judgment of that body in the Circuit Court. Upon the transcript being filed the case

shall be docketed in the Circuit Court and tried as an original action.

(3) If the clerk fails to certify the transcript to the Circuit Court within five (5) days

after the request is made, then the aggrieved person may file an affidavit in that

court setting out as fully as possible the charges made at the time of trial and

judgment, together with a statement that demand for the transcript had been made of

the clerk more than five (5) days prior to the filing of the affidavit. Upon filing of

this affidavit in the Circuit Court, the case shall be docketed in that court and the

court may compel the filing of the transcript by the clerk by entering proper

mandatory order, and upon failure of the clerk so to do, he shall be liable to fine and

imprisonment for contempt. Such action shall have precedence over other business

and be determined speedily.
KRS § 325.445 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 325 / Section 325.445
325.445 Accountant or attorney may act as agent of client for specified activities
Status: in_force

325.445 Accountant or attorney may act as agent of client for specified activities.

A certified public accountant licensed in the Commonwealth under the provisions of this

chapter, or an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with

express authorization of a client may act as an agent of that client to:

(1) Complete, sign, and file an application for a seller's permit to do business as

provided in KRS 139.240;

(2) Complete, sign, and file an application for a seller's permit for any out-of-state

retailer who is not required to file for the collection of use tax under KRS 139.340

but is seeking to do so on a voluntary basis as provided by KRS 139.700;

(3) Complete, sign, and file an application for a certificate of registration to sever or

process coal in this state as required by KRS 143.030; and

(4) Complete, sign, and file an application for an employer's withholding, corporation

income, and corporation license tax registration numbers as may be required by

KRS 131.130.
KRS § 278.716 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.716
278.716 Siting fund
Status: in_force

278.716 Siting fund.

(1) There is hereby created a trust and agency account in the Public Service

Commission called the "siting fund."

(2) All fees received by the board for the purpose of administering KRS 278.700 to

278.716 shall be deposited into the siting fund. The fund shall not lapse and all

expenditures from the fund shall be used to implement KRS 278.700 to 278.716.
KRS § 15.370 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.370
15.370 Certification required for police instruction
Status: in_force

15.370 Certification required for police instruction.

No person shall act as a police instructor or engage in police training as defined in KRS

15.350 unless he shall possess a certification or waiver of certification issued by the

council.
KRS § 205.6311 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.6311
205.6311 Substance use disorder treatment benefit -- Administrative regulations -- Contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations -- Annual report
Status: in_force

205.6311 Substance use disorder treatment benefit -- Administrative regulations --

Contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations -- Annual report.

(1) The Department for Medicaid Services shall provide a substance use disorder

benefit consistent with federal laws and regulations which shall include a broad

array of treatment options for those with heroin and other substance use disorders.

(2) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement this

section and to expand the behavioral health network to allow providers to provide

services within their licensure category.

(3) Providers of peer-mediated, recovery-oriented, therapeutic community models of

care shall have the opportunity to contract with managed care organizations to be

reimbursed for any portion of those services that are provided by licensed or

certified providers in accordance with approved billing codes.

(4) A Medicaid managed care organization shall:

(a) Authorize treatment for each diagnosis related to substance use disorder and

co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder covered by Medicaid

that is identified within the most updated edition of the Diagnostic and

Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders issued by the American Psychiatric

Association that meets the criteria for medical necessity and level of care; and

(b) Approve coverage and payment for continuing care at the appropriate level of

care.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2016, the Department for Medicaid Services shall provide an

annual report to the Legislative Research Commission detailing the number of

providers of substance use disorder treatment, the type of services offered by each

provider, the geographic distribution of providers, and a summary of expenditures

on substance use disorder treatment services provided by Medicaid.
KRS § 274.125 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 274 / Section 274.125
274.125 Application of chapter
Status: in_force

274.125 Application of chapter.

This chapter shall not apply to any person within this state who, prior to the passage of

this chapter, was permitted to organize a corporation and perform professional services by

the means of such corporation, and this chapter shall not apply to any corporation

organized by such persons prior to the passage of this chapter, provided, that any such

corporation may bring itself within the provisions of this chapter by amending its articles

of incorporation in such a manner as to be consistent with all of the provisions of this

chapter and by affirmatively stating in the amended articles of incorporation that the

shareholders have elected to bring the corporation within, and have accepted the

provisions of, this chapter.
KRS § 210.506 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.506
210.506 Regional planning councils -- Groups to be invited to join council
Status: in_force

210.506 Regional planning councils -- Groups to be invited to join council.

(1) The regional community boards for mental health or individuals with an intellectual

disability established under KRS 210.370 shall institute regional planning councils

for the purpose of conducting assessment and strategic planning. The councils shall

be attached to the community boards for mental health or individuals with an

intellectual disability for administrative purposes.

(2) A member of the regional community board for mental health or individuals with an

intellectual disability shall serve as chair of the regional planning council.

(3) The board shall issue invitations to join the council to no less than two (2)

representatives of each of the following groups:

(a) Family members of individuals with mental illness, substance use disorder,

and dual diagnoses;

(b) Consumers of mental health and substance use disorder services;

(c) County officials and business leaders;

(d) Health departments and primary care physicians;

(e) Advocates and community organizations;

(f) Educators and school personnel;

(g) Regional interagency councils established under KRS Chapter 200;

(h) Law enforcement and court personnel;

(i) Public and private organizations, agencies, or facilities that provide services

for mental health and substance use disorder in the region that represent

inpatient services, outpatient services, residential services, and community-

based supportive housing programs;

(j) Individuals who provide mental health and substance use disorder services in

the region; and

(k) Public and private hospitals that provide mental health and substance use

disorder services.

(4) The regional planning councils may establish bylaws and procedures to assist in the

operation of the councils.
KRS § 278.505 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.505
278.505 Transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce by pipelines or local distribution companies with unused excess capacity
Status: in_force

278.505 Transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce by pipelines or local

distribution companies with unused excess capacity.

(1) The Public Service Commission may, by rule or order, authorize and require the

transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce by intrastate pipelines, or by

local distribution companies with unused or excess capacity not needed to meet

existing obligations of the pipeline or distribution company, for any person for one

(1) or more uses, as defined by the commission by rule, in the case of:

(a) Natural gas sold by a producer, pipeline or other seller to such person; or

(b) Natural gas produced by such person.

(2) The rates and charges of any intrastate pipeline or local distribution company with

respect to any transportation authorized and required under this section shall be fair

and reasonable.

(3) Nothing in this section is intended to relieve any intrastate pipeline of further

obligations as a common carrier under KRS 278.470, 278.480, and 278.490.
KRS § 273.453 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.453
273.453 Submission of block grant application to Legislative Research Commission -- Contents of application
Status: in_force

273.453 Submission of block grant application to Legislative Research Commission

-- Contents of application.

(1) The state administering agency shall submit any block grant application under the

federal act for the following fiscal year to the Legislative Research Commission no

less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of submission, as required by federal law,

of the block grant application to the federal administering agency. The application

and other material submitted to the Commission shall conform to the requirements,

standards and criteria prescribed in KRS 273.430 to 273.448 and KRS 45.351,

45.3511 and 45.353. The review and processing of the application shall be in

conformance with the provisions of KRS 45.352, 45.353 and 45.354.

(2) The state administering agency shall submit annually an actual use and distribution

report to the Commission as provided by KRS 45.357. Furthermore, the state

administering agency shall comply with the block grant status report requirements

of KRS 45.357.