{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-13a.2255","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 13A.2255","heading":"Amendment of material previously incorporated by reference.","body":"(1) When an administrative body amends material that had been previously\nincorporated by reference, the amendment shall be accomplished by submission of:\n(a) An amendment to the administrative regulation with a new edition date for the\nmaterial incorporated by reference. The amendment shall be filed in\naccordance with:\n1. KRS 13A.220 to initiate a change in an existing administrative\nregulation;\n2. KRS 13A.280 to amend a proposed  administrative regulation as a result\nof the hearing or written comments received; or\n3. KRS 13A.320 to amend a proposed administrative regulation at a\nlegislative committee meeting;\n(b) An entire new document in which the amendments have been made but ar e\nnot reflected in the manner specified in KRS 13A.222(2), and:\n1. If the new document has been developed by the promulgating\nadministrative body, the entire document shall be displayed prominently\non the administrative body's website and the Uniform Resou rce Locator\n(URL) of the address where the material may be directly viewed on the\nagency's website shall be included in the body of the administrative\nregulation; or\n2. If any materials incorporated by reference are subject to a valid\ncopyright owned by a third party not controlled by the promulgating\nadministrative body, the material shall be referenced by providing\nsufficient information to assist in locating the material from the third\nparty, including the ISBN if available;\n(c) A summary of the amended material. This summary shall:\n1. Include the name and edition date of each item incorporated by\nreference, an explanation of each item's changes and their effect, and the\ntotal number of pages incorporated by reference; and\n2. Be attached to the back of the administrative regulation or, if part of an\namendment pursuant to KRS 13A.320, to the amendment submitted for\nthe legislative committee meeting; and\n(d) The page or pages of any document developed by the promulgating\nadministrative body in which changes have been made, with the changes\naccomplished in the manner specified in KRS 13A.222(2). Notwithstanding\nKRS 13A.040(6), the regulations compiler shall not be required to keep these\nmarked copies once the administrative regulation has been adopted or\nwithdrawn.\n(2) (a) If the changes to the material incorporated by reference are technical in nature\nand authorized by KRS 13A.040(10) or 13A.312, the administrative body\nmay submit to the regulations compiler a copy of the revised mater ial\nincorporated by reference and a detailed letter explaining what changes are\nmade and the reason for the changes.\n(b) If the regulations compiler determines that the requested change does not\naffect the substance of the material incorporated by referenc e and that the\nchange is authorized by KRS 13A.040(10) or 13A.312, the edition date stated\nin the administrative regulation shall be changed to match the edition date on\nthe revised material and the history line of that administrative regulation shall\nnote that a technical amendment was made.\n(c) If the requested change affects the substance of the material incorporated by\nreference or is not authorized by KRS 13A.040(10) or 13A.312, the\nadministrative body shall comply with subsection (1) of this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 13A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56291","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:30Z","sha256":"7052acf40598376bac72ec743aaf1d1f5678274f04d11e895ea33839c26c3826","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-13a.2251","next":"us-ky/krs-13a.2261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}