KRS 205.6489: Administration -- Outreach -- Data collection.

(1) The Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program shall be administered by the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services in terms of conducting eligibility

determination and providing oversight over enrollment and claims payment.

(2) The program shall include a system of outreach and referral for children who may

be eligible for the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program. The program

shall work with the Department for Medicaid Services, the Department for

Community Based Services, schools, pediatricians, public health departments, and

other entities interested in the health of children in developing the system of

outreach and referral.

(3) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A to establish a structure fo r quality assurance and utilization review

under KRS 205.6481 to 205.6495 and KRS 304.17A-340.

(4) The Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program shall collect, analyze, and

publicly disseminate comprehensive data on the number of children enrolled in th e

program, services received through the program, and the effect on health outcomes

of children served by the program including the special health needs of minority

children. The information collected by the program shall be subject to KRS

216.2927(1). The program shall have access to all data collected by the cabinet

under KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929 and shall coordinate program data collection

efforts with the data collection efforts of the cabinet under KRS 216.2920 to

216.2929.