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197.020 Administrative regulations to be promulgated by Department of Corrections -- Fee for use of medical facilities -- Reimbursement of telehealth consultations -- Use of jail medical facilities by

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197.020 Administrative regulations to be promulgated by Department of Corrections -- Fee for use of medical facilities -- Reimbursement of telehealth <br>consultations -- Use of jail medical facilities by state prisoner governed by KRS <br>441.045. (1) The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Promulgate administrative regulations for the government and discipline of the penitentiary, for the government and official conduct of all officials <br>connected with the penitentiary, and for the government of the prisoners in <br>their deportment and conduct; (b) Promulgate administrative regulations for the character of food and diet of the prisoners; the preservation of the health of the prisoners; the daily cleansing of <br>the penitentiary; the cleanliness of the persons of the prisoners; the general <br>sanitary government of the penitentiary and prisoners; the character of the <br>labor; the quantity of food and clothing; and the length of time during which <br>the prisoners shall be employed daily; (c) Promulgate administrative regulations, as the department deems necessary, for the disposition of abandoned, lost, or confiscated property of prisoners; and (d) Cause the administrative regulations promulgated by the department, together with the law allowing commutation of time to prisoners for good conduct, to <br>be printed and posted in conspicuous places in the cell houses and workshops. (2) The department may impose a reasonable fee for the use of medical facilities by a prisoner who has the ability to pay for the medical and dental care. These funds may <br>be deducted from the prisoner's inmate account. A prisoner shall not be denied <br>medical or dental treatment because he has insufficient funds in his inmate account. (3) The department may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement a program that provides for reimbursement of telehealth <br>consultations. (4) Fees for the use of medical facilities by a state prisoner who is confined in a county jail pursuant to KRS 532.100 or other statute shall be governed by KRS 441.045. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 231, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 376, sec. 23, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 3, <br>effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 44, effective July <br>14, 1992; and ch. 445, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 344, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, <br>sec. 24(14). -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255 sec. 188. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 216c-4.