Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 902 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 8 - Local Health Departments › Section 902 KAR 8:070 - Recruitment, examination, and certification of eligible applicants for local health departments

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				61.872,
				211.170(1),
				(2),
				211.1751,
				212.170,
				212.870
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				194A.050(1) requires the
				Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations
				necessary to operate programs and fulfill the responsibilities vested in the
				cabinet.
				KRS
				211.1755(2) requires the
				cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations that establish policies and
				procedures for the personnel program for local health departments. This
				administrative regulation establishes a recruitment program, procedures, and
				standards for the recruitment, examination, and certification of individuals
				for potential employment by local health departments.
Section 1. Announcement of a Vacant Position.
(1) An agency, prior to announcing a specific
			 vacancy, shall determine whether to recruit for a vacant position on a
			 scheduled basis or on a continuous basis for positions that are difficult to
			 recruit and fill with qualified applicants.
(2) Except as provided by
			 902
			 KAR 8:090, Sections 1 and 2, and
			 902
			 KAR 8:080, Section 3, an agency desiring to fill a
			 vacant position shall announce the vacant position in the following manner:
(a) Provide notice of the vacant position
			 within the agency in a manner that affords the ability of current employees to
			 know of the vacancy and procedures for submitting an application;
(b) Provide notice of the vacant position
			 through recruitment resources that are external to the agency; or
(c) A combination of paragraphs (a) and (b)
			 of this subsection.
(3)
			 An announcement shall contain the following information:
(a) The conditions under which an application
			 for potential employment will be received;
(b) The assessment method utilized to select
			 the individual, which may include an interview or demonstration of skills and
			 abilities;
(c) The title and
			 minimum salary of the class of position;
(d) The rates of pay at which appointments
			 are expected to be made;
(e) A
			 general statement of the duties to be performed;
(f) The minimum qualifications of education,
			 training, and experience required as stated in the classification
			 plan;
(g) The date, if required, on
			 which an application is to be received in the agency; and
(h) If an agency requires pre-employment drug
			 testing, criminal records information, physical examination, or other special
			 conditions, a statement that they shall be required upon an offer of
			 employment.
(4) The
			 notice of the external recruitment effort shall meet the criteria of subsection
			 (3) of this section and shall be distributed to one (1) or more of the
			 following advertising methods:
(a)
			 Newspapers;
(b) Web site;
(c) Other media viewable by the
			 public;
(d) Employment services
			 offices;
(e) Educational
			 institutions;
(f) Professional and
			 vocational societies; or
(g) Other
			 media, individuals, and organizations as appropriate.