KRS 216.703: Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish guidelines for

developing workplace safety assessment -- Cabinet to audit health facilities for

compliance -- Standards for compliance.

(1) By January 1, 2024, the Cabinet for Health and Fam ily Services shall develop and

disperse the following information to health facilities:

(a) Guidelines for developing a workplace safety assessment;

(b) Examples of a workplace safety plan; and

(c) Examples of workplace safety standards specific to prevent ing workplace

violence against health care workers.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2025, the cabinet shall annually audit health facilities for

compliance with the provisions of KRS 216.701 to 216.709.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contra ry, the cabinet shall accept

that a health facility is in compliance with KRS 216.701 to 216.709 if the health

facility:

(a) Is accredited by the Joint Commission or another nationally recognized

accrediting organization with comparable standards and survey processes, that

is approved by the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

(b) Is recognized by the United States Office of the Inspector General as a health

facility certified to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the

United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

(c) Is licensed as an assisted living community pursuant to KRS Chapter 194A; or

(d) Is any provider that accepts payment for services from an individual receiving

state supplementation pursuant to KRS 205.245.

(4) The cabinet shall promulgate the necessary administrative regulations to effectuate

the provisions of KRS 216.701 to 216.709.