{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-216b.165","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 216B.165","heading":"Duty to report quality of care and safety problems -- Investigation and","body":"report -- Prohibition against retaliation.\n(1) Any agent or employee of a health care facility or service licensed under this\nchapter who knows or has reasonable cause to believe  that the quality of care of a\npatient, patient safety, or the health care facility's or service's safety is in jeopardy\nshall make an oral or written report of the problem to the health care facility or\nservice, and may make it to any appropriate private, public, state, or federal agency.\n(2) Any individual in an administrative or supervisory capacity at the health care\nfacility or service who receives a report under subsection (1) of this section shall\ninvestigate the problem, take appropriate action, and  provide a response to the\nindividual reporting the problem within seven (7) working days.\n(3) No health care facility or service licensed under this chapter shall by policy,\ncontract, procedure, or other formal or informal means subject to reprisal, or\ndirectly or indirectly use, or threaten to use, any authority or influence, in any\nmanner whatsoever, which tends to discourage, restrain, suppress, dissuade, deter,\nprevent, interfere with, coerce, or discriminate against any agent or employee who\nin good faith reports, discloses, divulges, or otherwise brings to the attention of the\nhealth care facility or service the circumstances or facts to form the basis of a report\nunder subsections (1) or (2) of this section. No health care facility or service shall\nrequire any agent or employee to give notice prior to making a report, disclosure, or\ndivulgence under subsections (1) or (2) of this section.\n(4) All reports, investigations, and action taken subject to this chapter shall be\nconducted in a manner that protects and maintains the confidentiality of patients and\npersonnel and preserves the integrity of data, information, and medical records.\n(5) All health care facilities and services licensed under this chapter shall, as a\ncondition of licensure, abide by the terms of KRS 216B.155 and this section.\n(6) No agent or employee of a health care facility or service shall file a report under\nsubsection (1) or (2) of this section in bad faith and shall have a reasonable basis for\nfiling a report.","path":["KRS Chapter 216B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9230","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:23Z","sha256":"4138aa72ccaa30ee172920f6e375f383dfa4c039058b1e0f5f825905d01a1b39","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-216b.160","next":"us-ky/krs-216b.168"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}