{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-205.6481","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 205.6481","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The General Assembly hereby finds that:\n(1) All citizens of the Commonwealth should have access to affordable health care; and\n(2) It is estimated by the Legislative Research Commission that one hundred twenty -\nfive thousand (125,000) children in the Commonwealth have no health insurance\ncoverage; and\n(3) Of the estimated one hundred twenty -five thousand (125,000) uninsured children in\nthe Commonwealth, ninety-one thousand two hundred fifty (91,250) fall at or below\ntwo hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level; and\n(4) Uninsured children are of particular concern because of their need for preventative\nand primary care to develop into healthy adulthood; and\n(5) Measures not taken now to provide care for uninsured children will result in higher\nhuman and financial costs due to the development of more severe conditions; and\n(6) Eligible children in this Commonwealth should have access to cost -effective,\nprimary health care programs if they or their parents are unable to afford it on their\nown; and\n(7) It is in the interest of the citizens of the  Commonwealth for the General Assembly\nto foster the development of a children's health insurance program designed to\nprovide basic services to eligible children at minimum cost.","path":["KRS Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7784","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:04Z","sha256":"8767cba298b898022b3585043361627d79c14be8349cf446de8e0458d20c93fd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-205.648","next":"us-ky/krs-205.6483"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}