KRS 211.220: Powers of cabinet personnel in the conduct of investigations -- Subpoenas,

process.

For the purposes of enforcing the public health laws of the Commonwealth, investigators,

inspectors, officers, representatives, and agents of the cabinet may enter upo n any

premises when necessary for the purpose of making inspections and investigations, and

may view evidence and interrogate persons, to the extent required in the performance of

their duties and responsibilities. The secretary of the Cabinet for Health a nd Family

Services may issue subpoenas, subpoenas duces tecum, and all necessary process in

proceedings brought before or initiated by the cabinet, and such process shall extend to all

parts of the Commonwealth. Service of process may be made by certified mail, return

receipt requested, or in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure. Nothing in

this section shall be construed to authorize the cabinet to regulate the practice of any

healing art where the licensure, regulation, and control of sam e has been conferred by

statute upon some other agency of the state.