{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-218b.065","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 218B.065","heading":"Cabinet action required on application -- Registration for patients under","body":"age eighteen -- Application denial -- Administrative hearings.\n(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (5) of this section, the cabinet shall:\n(a) Acknowledge receipt of an application within fifteen (15) days of receipt, and\napprove or deny an application or renewal within thirty (30) days of receiving\na completed application or renewal application; and\n(b) Issue registry identification cards to a qual ified patient and any individual\ndesignated by the qualified patient as a designated caregiver or a visiting\nqualified patient within five (5) days of approving the application or renewal.\nAn individual designated as a caregiver shall be issued a designate d caregiver\nregistry identification card for each registered qualified patient to whom he or\nshe is connected through the cabinet's registration process.\n(2) The cabinet shall not issue a registry identification card to a qualified patient who is\nyounger than eighteen (18) years of age unless:\n(a) The custodial parent or legal guardian with responsibility for health care\ndecisions for the qualified patient consents in writing to:\n1. Allow the qualified patient's use of medicinal cannabis;\n2. Serve as the qualified patient's designated caregiver; and\n3. Control the acquisition of the medicinal cannabis, the dosage, and the\nfrequency of the use by the qualified patient; and\n(b) The designated caregiver application for the custodial parent or legal guardian\nwith responsibility for health care decisions for the qualified patient is\napproved.\n(3) The cabinet may deny an application or renewal for a qualified patient's or visiting\nqualified patient's registry identification card for any reason that the cabinet, in the\nexercise of sound discretion, deems sufficient, including but not limited to if the\napplicant:\n(a) Did not provide the information or materials required by KRS 218B.055;\n(b) Previously had a registry identification card revoked;\n(c) Provided false or falsified information; or\n(d) Does not meet the eligibility requirements established in KRS 218B.055.\n(4) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the cabi net may deny\nan application or renewal for a designated caregiver's registration card for any\nreason that the cabinet, in the exercise of sound discretion, deems sufficient,\nincluding but not limited to if the applicant:\n1. Is already registered as a desig nated caregiver for three (3) registered\nqualified patients;\n2. Does not meet the eligibility requirements established in KRS\n218B.055;\n3. Did not provide the information or materials required by KRS\n218B.055;\n4. Previously had a registry identification card revoked;\n5. Provided false or falsified information;\n6. Was previously convicted of a disqualifying felony offense; or\n7. Has applied as a designated caregiver for a qualified patient whose\napplication or renewal for a registry identification card was denied.\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the cabinet shall approve an\napplication or renewal for a designated caregiver's registration card if the\napplicant has applied as a designated caregiver for a qualified patient for who\nthe appli cant has been appointed under KRS Chapter 387 as a guardian,\nlimited guardian, conservator, or limited conservator.\n(5) The cabinet may deny an application or renewal for a visiting qualified patient's\nregistration card for any reason that the cabinet, in the exercise of sound discretion,\ndeems sufficient, including but not limited to if the applicant:\n(a) Did not provide the information or materials required by KRS 218B.055;\n(b) Previously had a registry identification card revoked;\n(c) Provided false or falsified information; or\n(d) Does not meet the eligibility requirements established in KRS 218B.055.\n(6) The cabinet may conduct a criminal background check for each applicant solely to\ndetermine whether the applicant was previously convicted of a disquali fying felony\noffense.\n(7) The cabinet shall notify the registered qualified patient who has designated\nsomeone to serve as his or her designated caregiver if the individual designated as a\ncaregiver is denied a registry identification card.\n(8) The cabinet  shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial and reasons by\nregistered or certified mail at the address given in the application or supplement.\nThe applicant may, within thirty (30) days after the date of the mailing of the\ncabinet's notice, file a  written request for an administrative hearing on the\napplication. The hearing shall be conducted on the application in compliance with\nthe requirements of KRS Chapter 13B.\n(9) Final orders of the cabinet after administrative hearings shall be subject to j udicial\nreview. Jurisdiction and venue for judicial review are vested in the Circuit Court of\nthe county in which the appealing party resides.","path":["KRS Chapter 218B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55797","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:31Z","sha256":"f8e5e2a93fc2175a585c1d90254227a25c34042966f20903f5b324377669368a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-218b.060","next":"us-ky/krs-218b.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}