{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-211.180","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 211.180","heading":"Functions of cabinet in the regulation of certain health matters --","body":"Inspection fees -- Hearing.\n(1) The cabinet shall enforce the administrative regulations promulgated by the\nsecretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the regula tion and\ncontrol of the matters set out below and shall formulate, promote, establish, and\nexecute policies, plans, and comprehensive programs relating to all matters of\npublic health, including but not limited to the following matters:\n(a) Detection, prev ention, and control of communicable diseases, chronic and\ndegenerative diseases, dental diseases and abnormalities, occupational\ndiseases and health hazards peculiar to industry, home accidents and health\nhazards, animal diseases which are transmissible to  man, and other diseases\nand health hazards that may be controlled;\n(b) The adoption of regulations specifying the information required in and a\nminimum time period for reporting a sexually transmitted disease. In adopting\nthe regulations the cabinet shall  consider the need for information, protection\nfor the privacy and confidentiality of the patient, and the practical ability of\npersons and laboratories to report in a reasonable fashion. The cabinet shall\nrequire reporting of physician-diagnosed cases of acquired immunodeficiency\nsyndrome based upon diagnostic criteria from the Centers for Disease Control\nand Prevention of the United States Public Health Service. No later than\nOctober 1, 2004, the cabinet shall require reporting of cases of human\nimmunodeficiency virus infection by reporting of the name and other relevant\ndata as requested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as\nfurther specified in KRS 214.645. Nothing in this section shall be construed to\nprohibit the cabinet from identifying infected patients when and if an effective\ncure for human immunodeficiency virus infection or any immunosuppression\ncaused by human immunodeficiency virus is found or a treatment which\nwould render a person noninfectious is found, for the purposes of offering or\nmaking the cure or treatment known to the patient;\n(c) The control of insects, rodents, and other vectors of disease; the safe handling\nof food and food products; the safety of cosmetics; the control of narcotics,\nbarbiturates, and other drugs as provided by law; the sanitation of schools,\nindustrial establishments, and other public and semipublic buildings; the\nsanitation of state and county fairs and other similar public gatherings; the\nsanitation of public and semipublic recreational areas; t he sanitation of public\nrest rooms, trailer courts, hotels, tourist courts, and other establishments\nfurnishing public sleeping accommodations; the review, approval, or\ndisapproval of plans for construction, modification, or extension of equipment\nrelated to food -handling in food -handling establishments; the licensure of\nhospitals; and the control of other factors, not assigned by law to another\nagency, as may be necessary to insure a safe and sanitary environment;\n(d) The construction, installation, and al teration of any on -site sewage disposal\nsystem, except for a system with a surface discharge;\n(e) Protection and improvement of the health of expectant mothers, infants,\npreschool, and school-age children; and\n(f) Protection and improvement of the health o f the people through better\nnutrition.\n(2) (a) The secretary shall have authority to establish by regulation a schedule of\nreasonable fees. The total fees for permitting and inspection:\n1. Shall be the total of the operational and administrative costs of t he\nprograms to the cabinet and to agencies as defined in KRS 211.185;\n2. Beginning on March 17, 2020, until December 31, 2020, shall not\nincrease more than twenty -five percent (25%) of the fee amount on\nMarch 17, 2020; and\n3. Beginning on or after January 1, 2021, shall not increase more than five\npercent (5%) for each year thereafter.\n(b) The fees shall include tr avel pursuant to state regulations for travel\nreimbursement, to cover the costs of inspections of manufacturers, retailers,\nand distributors of consumer products as defined in the Federal Consumer\nProduct Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. secs. 2051 et seq.; 86 Stat. 1207 et seq. or\namendments thereto, and of youth camps for the purpose of determining\ncompliance with the provisions of this section and the regulations adopted by\nthe secretary pursuant thereto.\n(c) Fees collected by the secretary shall be deposited in th e State Treasury and\ncredited to a revolving fund account for the purpose of carrying out the\nprovisions of this section. The balance of the account shall lapse to the general\nfund at the end of each biennium.\n(3) Any administrative hearing conducted under  authority of this section shall be\nconducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.","path":["KRS Chapter 211"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49817","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:12Z","sha256":"50a7e974e81752c76981890849e2af64eb129d4bbd9532d6283b98f6a84a15e0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-211.1755","next":"us-ky/krs-211.182"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}