{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-210.450","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 210.450","heading":"Additional powers and duties of secretary as to regional programs.","body":"In addition to the powers and duties already conferred upon him by the law, the secretary\nof the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall:\n(1) Promulgate policies and regulations governing eligibility of community programs\nfor mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability to receive state grants\nand other fund allocations from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services,\nprescribing standards for qualification of personnel and quality of professional\nservice and for in -service training and  educational leave programs for personnel,\ngoverning eligibility for service so that no person will be denied service on the basis\nof race, color or creed, or inability to pay, providing for establishment of fee\nschedules which shall be based upon ability to pay, regulating fees for diagnostic\nservices, which services may be provided for anyone without regard to his financial\nstatus, when referred by the courts, schools, or health and welfare agencies whether\npublic or private, governing financial record ke eping, prescribing standards for\npersonnel management operations, providing for financial and program reporting\nrequirements, and such other policies and regulations as he deems necessary to carry\nout the purposes of KRS 210.370 to 210.460;\n(2) Review and evaluate local programs and the performance of administrative and\npsychiatric personnel and make recommendations thereon to community boards for\nmental health or individuals with an intellectual disability and program\nadministrators;\n(3) Provide consultative service, by professionals qualified in the areas of mental health\nand intellectual disabilities by education and training, to communities to assist in\nascertaining local needs and in planning and establishing community programs for\nmental health or individuals with an intellectual disability;\n(4) Employ necessary and qualified personnel to implement KRS 210.370 to 210.460;\nand\n(5) Review annually the personnel policies, procedures, and personnel compensation\nplans of community boards for mental health or  individuals with an intellectual\ndisability and disapprove if not consistent with accepted standards of personnel and\nsalary administration prescribed by the cabinet.","path":["KRS Chapter 210"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40812","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:11Z","sha256":"4e7830b8f60323b53d4de93657f5eb1a1f23d53388af66f90328df9106521ab6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-210.440","next":"us-ky/krs-210.460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}