KRS 39A.350: Definitions for KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366.

As used in KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366:

(1) "Disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster

relief services that include health services provided by volunteer health practitioners

and that:

(a) Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuan t to a

disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal

government or the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management; or

(b) Regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with an agency of

the federal government or the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management;

(2) "Emergency" has the same meaning as used in KRS 39A.020;

(3) "Emergency declaration" has the same meaning as "declared emergency" as used in

KRS 39A.020;

(4) "Emergency Management Assistance Compact" means the interstate compact

established under KRS 39A.950;

(5) "Health facility" has the same meaning as used in KRS 216B.015;

(6) "Health practitioner" means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another

state to provide health services;

(7) "Health services" means:

(a) The provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, other services, or

supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to

the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:

1. The following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional

status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body:

a. Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or

palliative care; and

b. Counseling, assessment, procedures, or other services;

2. Sale or dispensing of a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an

individual in accordance with a prescription; and

3. Funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services; or

(b) The pro vision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, other services, or

supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations, to

the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:

1. Diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an animal disease, injury, or other

physical or mental condition by the prescription, administration, or

dispensing of vaccine, medicine, surgery, or therapy;

2. Use of a procedure for reproductive management; and

3. Monitoring and treatment of animal population s for diseases that have

spread or demonstrate the potential to spread to humans;

(8) "Host entity" means an entity operating in this state which uses volunteer health

practitioners to respond to an emergency;

(9) "License" means authorization by a state t o engage in health services that are

unlawful without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws

of this state to an individual to provide health services based upon a national

certification issued by a public or private entity;

(10) "Scope of practice" means the extent of the authorization to provide health services

granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in

which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including a ny

conditions imposed by the licensing authority; and

(11) "Voluntary health practitioner" means a health practitioner who provides health

services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services.

The term does not include a pract itioner who receives compensation pursuant to a

preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate which requires

the practitioner to provide health services in this state, unless the practitioner is not

a resident of this state and is emp loyed by a disaster relief organization providing

services in this state while an emergency declaration is in effect.