{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-212.890","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 212.890","heading":"Powers of local and district health departments.","body":"County, city -county, and district health departments may in addition to other powers\nspecified in KRS 212.245:\n(1) Acquire title, by purchase or otherwise, with the approval of the cabinet, to real\nestate and such other property as may be necessary;\n(2) Maintain in each county not less than one (1) office and such others as are deemed\nnecessary;\n(3) Lease real and personal property;\n(4) Procure liability insurance;\n(5) Except as otherwise provided by law, do all other things reasonably necessary to\nprotect and improve the health of the people.","path":["KRS Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8694","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:16Z","sha256":"a8d9c8de0bd1f9fc4ea284fdcc633023b61d8ece30f7141afa2534f5b1967a12","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-212.880","next":"us-ky/krs-212.900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}