{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-214.540","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 214.540","heading":"Definitions for KRS 214.540 to 214.544 -- Establishment and limitation of","body":"Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention Program.\n(1) As used in KRS 214.540 to 214.544:\n(a) \"Department\" means the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for\nHealth and Family Services; and\n(b) \"Program\" means the Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention Program.\n(2) The Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention Program is hereby established for the\npurposes of:\n(a) Increasing colon cancer screening;\n(b) Reducing morbidity and mortality from colon cancer; and\n(c) Reducing the cost of treating colon cancer among citizens of the\nCommonwealth.\n(3) The provisions of KRS 214.540 to 214.544 shall be limited to the amount of\nappropriations to the department for the Colon Cancer Scre ening and Prevention\nProgram.","path":["KRS Chapter 214"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51294","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:18Z","sha256":"26409610383a4866b910be79be9539d5f47f0cea351c1a9764a63d069ee632d0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-214.530","next":"us-ky/krs-214.542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}