KRS 211.844: Regulatory authority of cabinet.

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide by administrative

regulation for the registration and licensing of the possession or use of any source of

ionizing or electronic product radiation and the handling and disposal of radioactive

waste. The cabinet may prescribe specific conditions or means for the disposal and

volume and source reduction of radioactive materials including radioactive waste.

These administrative regulations shall include but need not be limited to

specification of the for m of applications for registration and licenses, the

qualifications therefor, grounds for revocation, appeal pursuant to KRS Chapter

13B, and other matters necessary to carry out the intent of KRS 211.842 to 211.852

and to protect the public from unnecessary radiation exposure.

(2) All administrative regulations adopted prior to June 17, 1978, by the Cabinet for

Human Resources and on file with the Legislative Research Commission shall

continue in full force and effect unless subsequently amended or repeale d pursuant

to the provisions of KRS 211.842 to 211.852.