KRS 15.111: Office of Administrative Hearings.

(1) The Office of Administrative Hearings is created within the Department of Law.

(2) This office shall have the following responsibilities:

(a) Employing and maintaining a pool of hearing officers for assignment to the

individual agencies at their request, for the conduct of administrative hearings.

The Attorney General's office may also employ other staff as necessary to

carry out functions and responsibilities assigned by KRS Chapter 13B;

(b) Reviewing and approving or disapproving requests from agencies fo r waivers

from provisions of KRS Chapter 13B;

(c) Providing training in administrative hearing procedures for hearing officers as

required in KRS 13B.030, either by developing and offering the training, or

by contracting with appropriate organizations for the provision of training, or

by approving training developed and submitted by the agencies;

(d) Consulting with the Personnel Cabinet and employing agencies in the

establishment of relevant and appropriate qualifications for classes of hearing

officers;

(e) Reporting to the Legislative Research Commission by July 1 of each odd -

numbered year, the status of the administrative hearing process in Kentucky.

The report shall include a compilation of statistical data and other information

necessary to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of hearing procedures and

recommendations for making improvements to the system. Agencies shall

provide the information requested by the Office of Administrative Hearings

necessary to complete the report;

(f) Reporting to the C abinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Inspector

General, for review and investigation:

1. Any charge or case against any employee of the Cabinet for Health and

Family Services where it has cause to believe the employee has engaged

in dishonest, unethical, or illegal conduct or practices related to his or

her job duties; or

2. Any violation of state law or administrative regulatio n by any

organization or individual regulated by, or contracted with, the Cabinet

for Health and Family Services; and

(g) Conducting and providing oversight of administrative hearings as it relates to

the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.