KRS 200.470: Conditions of acceptance for children -- Payment for care.

(1) No child shall be accepted for care or treatment by the Office for Children with

Special Health Care Needs if his parents or legal guardian are able to pay for such

treatment, except where the child resides in an area of the state where adequate care

and treatment are not otherwise available, in which event referral must be made by

the doctor caring for the child and the parents or guardian shall reimburse the Office

for Children with Special Health Care Needs for all cost expended by the office for

treatment.

(2) In the event the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs determines that

the parents or legal guardian of a child with a disability can pay only a portion of the

cost of treatment through their own resources or through resources availabl e to

them, such parents or guardian shall pay such sums as they are able to pay and the

funds thus received shall be turned over to the Office for Children with Special

Health Care Needs and applied to the cost of treatment and care of the child.