{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-311.715","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 311.715","heading":"Use of public agency funds for abortion prohibited -- Use of public","body":"medical facilities for in-vitro fertilization permitted -- Distribution of public\nagency  funds to entity that performs or counsels for abortion or family\nplanning  prohibited -- Order  of priority for awarding  federal family\nplanning funds upon  repeal of federal regulations that bar prioritizing\nrecipients.\n(1) As used in this section, \"public agency funds\" means any money, regardless of\nthe original source of the money, of a public agency.\n(2) Public agency funds shall not be used for the purpose of obtaining an abortion\nor paying for the performance of an abortion. Public medical facilities may be\nused for the purpose of conducting research into or the performance of in-vitro\nfertilization as long as such procedures do not result in the intentional\ndestruction of a human embryo.\n(3) Public agency funds shall not be directly or indirectly used, granted, paid, or\ndistributed to any entity, organization, or individual that performs, induces,\nrefers for, or counsels in favor of abortions. This subsection shall not apply to\nfunding available through KRS  205.510 to 205.560 to the minimum  extent\nnecessary to comply with federal conditions for the state's participation in the\nprogram established by KRS  205.510 to 205.560 or to funding that is used to\nprovide abstinence education in schools.\n(4) (a) Public agency funds shall not be directly or indirectly used, granted, paid,\nor  distributed to any  nonpublic entity or organization described in\nparagraph (b)3. of this subsection. This paragraph shall not apply to\nfunding available through KRS  205.510 to 205.560 to the minimum extent\nnecessary to comply with federal conditions for the state's participation in\nthe program established by KRS  205.510 to 205.560 or to funding that is\nused to provide abstinence education in schools.\n(b) Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary, all federal family\nplanning funds shall be awarded to eligible individuals, organizations, or\nentities applying to be family planning contractors in the following order of\ndescending priority:\n1. Public agencies that directly provide family planning services,\nincluding state, county, and local community  health clinics and\nfederally qualified health centers;\n2. Nonpublic entities that directly provide basic health services, as\ndescribed in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254b(b)(1)(A), including family planning\nservices; and\n3. Nonpublic entities that directly provide only family planning services\nbut do not provide all basic health services as described in 42\nU.S.C. sec. 254b(b)(1)(A).\n(c) This subsection shall be effective upon repeal of federal regulations\nprohibiting states from prioritizing recipients of federal Public Health\nService Act, Title X Family Planning Program funds.\n(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed  to deprive a woman  of all appropriate\nmedical care necessary to prevent her physical death.\n(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow public funds to pay for\nin-vitro fertilization procedures performed on any individual patient.","path":["KRS Chapter 311"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52236","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:06Z","sha256":"856ef387b2bfbef68b36cb89df25146cef2738caba5d810cead1b2b7506dbbf4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-311.710","next":"us-ky/krs-311.720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}