KRS 230.826: Kentucky problem gambling assistance account -- Purposes and uses --

Administration -- Administrative regulations -- Annual report.

(1) (a) There is established in the State Treasury a revolving account to be known as

the Kentucky problem gambling assistance account.

(b) The account shall be administered by the director of the Division of

Behavioral Health of the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental

and Intellectual Disabilities, and shall consist of moneys distributed to it under

KRS 230.817.

(c) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, moneys remaining in the account at the close

of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall carry forward into the succeeding

fiscal year. Interest earned on any moneys in the account shall accrue to the

account.

(d) Except for administrative expenses of the Division of Behavioral Health

relating to the account, which shall be limited to fifty thousand dollars

($50,000) per fiscal year, all moneys in the account are appropriated for, and

shall be used exclusively for, the purposes of:

1. Providing support to agencies, groups, organizations, and persons that

provide education, assistance, and counseling to persons and families

experiencing difficulty as a result of addiction to alcohol or drugs, or

addictive or compulsive gambling;

2. Promoting public awareness of, and providing education about,

addictions;

3. Establishing and funding programs to certify addiction counselors;

4. Promoting public awareness of assistance programs for addicts; and

5. Paying the costs and expenses associated with the treatment of

addictions.

(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate administrative

regulations to establish criteria for the expenditure of funds from the Kentucky

problem gambling assistance account. The administrative regulations shall:

(a) Establish standards for the types of agencies, groups, organizations, and

persons eligible to receive funding;

(b) Establish standards for the types of activities eligible for funding;

(c) Establish standards for the appropriate documentation of past performance

and the activities of agencies, groups, organizations, and persons requesting

funding;

(d) Establish standards for the development of performance measures or other

evidence of successful expenditure of awarded funds;

(e) Set forth procedures for the submission, evaluation, and review of

applications for funding;

(f) Set forth procedures for making funding awards to requesting entities who

have demonstrated the capability to efficiently and eff ectively provide the

necessary services;

(g) Establish requirements and procedures for the monitoring of funds awarded,

including requirements for the submission of reports and documentation

supporting expenditures; and

(h) Include any other provisions rel ated to funding or the administration of the

account as determined by the cabinet.

(3) On or before October 1, 2024, and every October 1 thereafter, the director of the

Division of Behavioral Health, in cooperation with the commissioner of the

Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities and

the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, shall submit an annual

report detailing activities and expenditures associated with the Kentucky problem

gambling assistance account for the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall

be submitted to:

(a) The Legislative Research Commission; and

(b) The Governor.