KRS 212.629: Board to establish fee schedules.

(1) The board may establish schedules of fees and charges for any services rendered by

the department and may recover the fees and charges for services from any person

who receives the services.

(2) In establishing the schedules the board may make reasonable classifications based

upon the financial ability of persons to pay and may vary the charge in accordance

with such classifications but no fees or charges shall in any event exceed the

approximate cost of rendering the service, including drugs, pharmaceutic als,

medicines, laboratory supplies or other material used.