KRS 199.650: Authorized activities of child -caring facilities or child -placing agencies --

Child-caring facility to designate on -site official to apply reasonable and

prudent parent standard.

(1) Any licensed child -caring facility or child -placing agency may con tract to provide

care, maintenance, and services for a child in accordance with the terms of its

license.

(2) Any licensed child -caring facility or child -placing agency may receive children

committed to its custody and provide care and services for the chi ld until the child

is discharged from custody pursuant to law.

(3) Each licensed child -caring facility shall designate an on -site official who is trained

and authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard as defined in

KRS 199.011 in accordance with 42 U.S.C. sec. 671.