KRS 216.718: Definitions for KRS 216.718 to 216.728.

As used in KRS 216.718 to 216.728:

(1) "Assisted living community" has the same meaning as in KRS 194A.700;

(2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(3) "Controlling person" means:

(a) A corporation, partnership, or other business entity, or an officer, program

administrator or director thereof, whose responsibilities include the direction

of the management or policies of a health care services agency; or

(b) An individual who, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a

corporation, partnership, or other bu siness entity that is a health care services

agency;

(4) "Direct care service" means a service provided to a resident in an assisted living

community, a resident in a long -term care facility, or a patient in a hospital, by

direct care staff;

(5) "Health care services agency" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or

other business entity engaged in the business of referring temporary direct care staff

to render temporary direct care services to an assisted living community, a long -

term care facil ity, or a hospital but does not include a health care services agency

operated by an assisted living community, a long -term care facility, a hospital, or

any affiliates thereof, solely for the purpose of procuring, furnishing, or referring

temporary direct care staff for employment at that assisted living community, long -

term care facility, hospital, or any affiliates thereof;

(6) "Hospital" means a facility licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216B as an acute-care

hospital, psychiatric hospital, rehabilitatio n hospital, or chemical dependency

treatment facility;

(7) "Long-term care facilities" has the same meaning as in KRS 216.510;

(8) "Permanent direct care staff" means an individual who contracts with or is

employed by a health care services agency on a nontemporary basis to provide

direct care services to residents in assisted living communities, residents in long -

term care facilities, or patients in hospitals; and

(9) "Temporary direct care staff" means an individual who contracts with or is

employed by a health care services agency for an undefined duration or a duration

of less than twenty -four (24) continuous months exclusive of an y extension to

provide direct care services to residents in assisted living communities, residents in

long-term care facilities, or patients in hospitals.