KRS 281.876: Waiving of notice requirement with physician verification.

(1) The cabinet shall require and shall ensure that all brokers shall permit a person to

request and receive human service transportation with less than the time notice

established by administrative regulation for scheduling transportation services if the

person's physician submits verification to the broker that the person needs to be

seen by the physician or another physician to whom the person is being referred for

medical treatment. A broker who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be

fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall be subject to his or her contract being

revoked by the cabinet.

(2) The physician verification required under subsection (1) of this section may be

transmitted in any of the following methods:

(a) Oral verification over the telephone;

(b) Written verification transmitted electronically by computer or by facsimile; or

(c) Written verification delivered by the person directly to the broker or

subcontractor.