{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-315.002","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 315.002","heading":"Declarations of public policy -- Construction of chapter.","body":"The practice of pharmacy within the Commonwealth is declared to be a professional\npractice affecting the public health, safety, and welfare, and is subject to regulation and\ncontrol in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public in terest and\nconcern that the practice of pharmacy, as defined in this chapter, should merit and receive\nthe confidence of the public, and only qualified persons shall be permitted to engage in\nthe practice of pharmacy and ensure the quality of drugs and rel ated devices distributed\nwithin the Commonwealth. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out these\nobjectives and purposes. The persons entrusted through this chapter to engage in the\npractice of pharmacy shall be pharmacists. They shall be rec ognized by the\nCommonwealth as health care professionals, and, within their statutory scope of practice,\nproviders of pharmacy-related primary care.","path":["KRS Chapter 315"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=30987","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:11Z","sha256":"7506c30526e6c0189e25b73e821909b99721d64b5b1f31981f96355f11694caa","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-314a.990","next":"us-ky/krs-315.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}