KRS 210.720: Charge for board of patients -- Method of establishing.

(1) Every patient admitted to a facility operated or utilized by the cabinet, except

prisoners transferred pursuant to KRS 202A.201, shall be charged for their board,

maintenance and treatment pursuant to this section and the cabinet may sue in the

Franklin Ci rcuit Court or Franklin District Court to recover from the patient or

person responsible for the patient for liability as established by this section.

(2) The secretary shall fix the patient cost per day for board, maintenance and treatment

for each facili ty operated by the cabinet at frequent intervals which shall be the

uniform charge for all persons receiving such services.

(3) The liability of any patient, or person responsible for the patient, for payment of the

charge for board, maintenance and treatm ent shall be based upon ability to pay by

ascertaining the entire financial resources available to the patient, or to the person

responsible for the patient, and shall include, but shall not be limited to: insurance,

all third party coverage including Medi care and Medicaid and other governmental

programs, cash, stocks, bonds, and all other property owned by the patient or

controlled by the person responsible for the patient. The secretary shall establish a

reasonable means test for determining payment liabi lity of patients and persons

responsible for patients. In no event shall liability be in excess of the cost per

patient per day established by the secretary.

(4) Nothing in KRS 210.710 to 210.760 shall be construed to limit any liability of

insurance companies or other third party payors including Medicare and Medicaid

and other governmental programs.