{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-13b.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 13B.120","heading":"Final order.","body":"(1) In making the final order, the agency head shall consider the record including the\nrecommended order and any exceptions duly filed to a recommended order.\n(2) The agency head may accept the recommended order of the hearing officer and\nadopt it as the agenc y's final order, or it may reject or modify, in whole or in part,\nthe recommended order, or it may remand the matter, in whole or in part, to the\nhearing officer for further proceedings as appropriate.\n(3) The final order in an administrative hearing shall  be in writing and stated in the\nrecord. If the final order differs from the recommended order, it shall include\nseparate statements of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The final order shall\nalso include the effective date of the order and a statem ent advising parties fully of\navailable appeal rights.\n(4) Except as otherwise required by federal law, the agency head shall render a final\norder in an administrative hearing within ninety (90) days after:\n(a) The receipt of the official record of the hea ring in which there was no hearing\nofficer submitting a recommended order under KRS 13B.110; or\n(b) The hearing officer submits a recommended order to the agency head, unless\nthe matter is remanded to the hearing officer for further proceedings.\n(5) Unless waived by the party, a copy of the final order shall be transmitted to each\nparty or to his attorney of record in the same manner as provided in KRS 13B.050.\n(6) This section shall not apply to disposition pursuant to KRS 13B.070(3).\n(7) If, pursuant to s tatute, an agency may review the final order of another agency, the\nreview is deemed to be a continuous proceeding as if before a single agency. The\nfinal order of the first agency is treated as a recommended order and the second\nagency functions as though  it were reviewing a recommended order in accordance\nwith this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 13B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=796","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:31Z","sha256":"5056402bf81cc4be949310f3b4a0fdb68685ed499fe7fe1e134a77cbe39e1e4f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-13b.110","next":"us-ky/krs-13b.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}