KRS 215.520: Duties relating to tuberculosis control.

The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall discharge all duties

relating to all matters of tuberculosis control, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The facilitation of appropriate clinical services for either recalcitr ant or drug

resistant persons with active tuberculosis for which failure to provide services will

lead to further spread of disease in the Commonwealth;

(2) The promulgation of administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A for

the purpose of carry ing out the directives of this section, KRS 215.540, 215.550,

215.560, 215.570, 215.580, 215.590, and 215.600;

(3) The maintenance of a central register of all known cases of tuberculosis in the

Commonwealth, and local registers as desirable, and the colle ction, collation,

analysis, and publication of statistics and other information;

(4) The facilitation of tuberculosis programs in cooperation with the Department of

Corrections, Department of Education, and other state agencies within their

respective jurisdictions;

(5) The establishment within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services of appropriate

social service and financial responsibility appraisal methods to insure that

tuberculosis patients or suspects receive all possible support from third -party

payors, or from the Medical Assistance Program. The Cabinet for Health and

Family Services may contract for services for persons with tuberculosis, either

directly or through local health departments, and may pay the rates it deems

necessary as a charge against the tuberculosis control funds of the Commonwealth;

(6) The dissemination of educational materials to the citizens of the Commonwealth

regarding tuberculosis and its control;

(7) The initiation of special programs and demonstrations in cooperation wit h agencies

of the federal government, universities, voluntary agencies, and other individuals or

corporations;

(8) The provision of direct assistance to local health departments, to other agencies of

state government, and to other organizations to assist t hem in carrying out

education, prevention, and treatment programs of tuberculosis control; and

(9) Except as otherwise provided by law, to do all other things reasonably necessary to

carry out the intent of this section and KRS 215.540 to 215.600.