KRS 216.2921: Duties of cabinet -- Chief administrative officer -- Secretary or employee

not subject to personal liability.

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall collect, pursuant to KRS

216.2925, analyze, and disseminate information in a t imely manner on the cost,

quality, and outcomes of health services provided by health facilities and health

care providers in the Commonwealth. The cabinet shall make every effort to make

health data findings that can serve as a basis to educate consumers and providers for

the purpose of improving patient morbidity and mortality outcomes available to the

public, and state and local leaders in health policy, through the cost -effective and

timely use of the media and the internet and through distribution of t he findings to

health facilities and health care providers for further dissemination to their patients.

(2) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall serve as chief

administrative officer for the health data collection functions of KRS 216.2920 to

216.2929.

(3) Neither the secretary nor any employee of the cabinet shall be subject to any

personal liability for any loss sustained or damage suffered on account of any action

or inaction of under KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929.