{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-438.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 438.280","heading":"Definitions for KRS 438.280 to 438.290","body":"As used in KRS 438.280 to 438.290:\n(1) \"Alarm system\" means electronic equipment and devices designed to act as a\npersonal emergency response system;\n(2) \"Personal emergency response system\" means an alarm system that is:\n(a) Installed in the residence of a customer;\n(b) Monitored by an alarm systems company;\n(c) Designed only to permit the customer to signal the occurrence of a medical or\npersonal emergency on the part of the customer so that the personal\nemergency response system provider may dispatch appropriate aid; and\n(d) Not part of a  combination of alarm systems that includes a burglar alarm or\nfire alarm;\n(3) \"Personal emergency response system provider\" means a person who sells, installs,\nservices, monitors, or responds to a personal emergency response system, but shall\nnot include:\n(a) A 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center;\n(b) A public or private agency called by the 911 center, public safety answering\npoint, or communications center to render aid or services to the customer who\nsent the alarm to the personal emergency response system provider; or\n(c) Any person on the customer's contact list;\n(4) \"Customer\" means both:\n(a) The person in whose residence the personal emergency response system is\ninstalled; and\n(b) The person with whom a personal emergency response system provider has\ncontracted for the provision of personal emergency response services; and\n(5) \"Responder\" means:\n(a) A person, if any, designated by the customer; and\n(b) The 911 center, public safety answering point, or communications center in\nthe jurisdiction from which an alarm was received, that is to be called by the\npersonal emergency response system provider in the event the customer\nrequires aid from a responder.","path":["KRS Chapter 438"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19098","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:52Z","sha256":"2ccafa8e19764819c5fc353f0ff2df65c1fff39e97d4b9bae01b29e2b5545c33","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-438.250","next":"us-ky/krs-438.282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}