KRS 15A.344: County tobacco addiction and alcohol and substance abuse advisory and

coordination boards -- Role of KY -ASAP -- Local long -term community

strategy.

(1) KY-ASAP shall establish in each county a local tobacco addiction and alcohol and

substance abuse ad visory and coordination board to assist in planning, overseeing,

and coordinating the implementation of local programs related to smoking cessation

and prevention and alcohol and substance abuse prevention, cessation, and

treatment, although a single board may be established for multiple counties to

ensure a comprehensive range of services. The board shall assist with the

coordination of programs provided by public and private entities. If the existing

programs of private service providers are of high quali ty, KY -ASAP shall

concentrate on providing missing elements and support for those providers. The

Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall support the communities' efforts.

(2) KY-ASAP shall consult with community leaders to solicit the names of residen ts

from the community to serve on each advisory and coordination board. KY -ASAP

shall request from each board the submission of reasonable reports on the

effectiveness, efficiency, and efforts of each local program, including

recommendations for increased or decreased funding, and KY -ASAP shall supply

information as necessary to the advisory and coordination board to enable it to carry

out its functions.

(3) KY-ASAP shall provide incentives to encourage multicounty advisory and

coordination board requests a nd shall establish a single board to represent all

counties making the request. Priority in establishing a board shall be given to

existing regional prevention centers or coalitions, community organizations, or local

Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP ) project coalitions. Membership shall

consist of residents from each of the counties.

(4) Each advisory and coordination board shall develop a long -term community

strategy that is designed to reduce the incidence of youth and young adult smoking

and tobac co addiction, promote resistance to smoking, reduce the incidence of

substance abuse, and promote effective treatment of substance abuse. All county

resources, both private and public, for -profit and nonprofit, shall be considered in

developing this strategy.

(a) Employers, local leaders, schools, family resource and youth services centers,

health care providers and institutions, economic developers, and other relevant

local and regional entities shall be consulted in the development of the

strategy.

(b) An assessment of needs and available services shall be included in the

strategy.