KRS 216.875: Definitions for KRS 216.880 to 216.890.

As used in KRS 216.880 to 216.890 the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Prescribed pediatric extended care center" hereinafter referred to as a "PPEC

center," means any building or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which

undertakes through its ownership or management to provide, for a part of the day,

basic services to three (3) or more medically dependent or technologically

dependent children who are not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage,

or adoption and who require such services;

(2) "Basic services" include, but are not limited to, development, implementation, and

monitoring of a comprehensive protocol of care, developed in conjunction with the

parent or guardian, which specifies the medical, nursing, psychosocial, a nd

developmental therapies required by the medically dependent or technologically

dependent child served as well as the caregiver training needs of the child's legal

guardian;

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

(4) "Owner or operator" means any individual who has general administrative charge of

a PPEC center;

(5) "Medical records" means medical records maintained in accordance with accepted

professional standards and practices as specified in the administrative regulations;

(6) "Medically dependent or technologically dependent child" means a child who

because of a medical condition requires continuous therapeutic interventions or

skilled-nursing supervision which must be prescribed by a licensed physician and

administered by, or under the direct supervision of, a licensed registered nurse; and

(7) "Supportive services or contracted services" include, but are not limited to, speech

therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, developmental, child

life, and psychological services.