{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-314.181","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 314.181","heading":"Determination of death by registered nurses -- Notification.","body":"A registered nurse who is employed by a health facility as defined in KRS 216B.015 may\ndetermine whether or not a patient is dead in accordance with the requirements of KRS\n446.400. The nurse shall notify the patient's attending physician or other appropri ate\npractitioner of the death in accordance with the facility's policy. The registered nurse is\nauthorized to sign the provisional report of death as furnished by the state registrar of\nvital statistics.","path":["KRS Chapter 314"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48254","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:10Z","sha256":"60305793d655a283af790e52e5287fddda1c5f7b27107a25ee0f29b77acc90f5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-314.180","next":"us-ky/krs-314.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}