{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-216.540","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 216.540","heading":"Persons allowed access to facility during visiting hours -- Rights and duties","body":"of visitors -- Denial of access by resident or administrator -- Unrestricted\naccess by employee of cabinet.\n(1) A long-term care facility shall assure that during the visiti ng hours established in\naccordance with KRS 216.537, access to the facility is permitted for:\n(a) Family members, guardians, and friends of an individual resident, as well as\nother persons who wish to visit one (1) or more residents and whose purpose\nis other than the unsolicited sale of a product or service;\n(b) Individuals representing community organizations or service agencies who\nwill provide, free of charge, a service or educational program to residents;\n(c) An employee or representative of any privat e nonprofit corporation or\nassociation that qualifies for tax -exempt status under Section 501(a) of the\nInternal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, whose primary\npurposes for visiting include counseling residents in resolving problems and\ncomplaints concerning their care and treatment, and assisting the residents in\nsecuring adequate services to meet their needs.\n(2) Persons assured access to a long -term care facility pursuant to this section shall\nhave the right to enter the facility without prior notice, meet with one (1) or more\nresidents, and observe the operation of the facility as it affects the resident.  Such\nauthority shall not include the right to examine the financial records of the facility\nwithout the consent of the administrator, nor the clinical and financial records of\nany resident without the prior consent of the resident or the resident's guardian or\ncommittee.\n(3) Persons assured access to a long-term care facility pursuant to this section shall:\n(a) Upon entering such facilit y, promptly advise the administrator or his\ndesignated representative of their presence except that members of a resident's\nfamily, or the legal guardian of a resident need not advise the administrator or\nhis designated representative of his presence upon entering the facility;\n(b) Not enter the living area of any resident without identifying themselves to the\nresident.\n(4) Individual residents shall have the right to terminate or deny any visit to them by\npersons assured access to the facility pursuant to this section. The administrator\nshall have the right to terminate or deny visitation in accordance with criteria and\nregulations promulgated by the cabinet.\n(5) Any representative or employee of the cabinet including the long -term care\nombudsman or the omb udsman's designee, any representative or employee of any\nlocal government entity that has a responsibility regarding residents of long -term\ncare facilities or the legal guardian of any individual resident shall have unrestricted\naccess to all long -term car e facilities; however, access as permitted pursuant to\nparagraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of this section shall be limited to the\nresident's dining area, living area, recreation area, lounges, and areas open to the\ngeneral public.","path":["KRS Chapter 216"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9069","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:21Z","sha256":"86dedc6c695fd1a7e9cdcb8a54eb29ef83ac658cf4c10dbedfc9eb6dfaadeea2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-216.537","next":"us-ky/krs-216.541"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}