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CHAPTER 205 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

• 205.010 Definitions for chapter.
• 205.020 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.030 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.040 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.045 Renumbered as 45.235, effective 1948.
• 205.050 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.060 Repealed, 1942.
• 205.065 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.070 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.080 Repealed, 1950.
• 205.090 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.100 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.110 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.120 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.130 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.140 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.150 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.160 Repealed,1974.
• 205.170 Powers of secretary.
• 205.175 Confidential treatment of information and records -- Persons to whom furnished.
• 205.177 Information may be shared by state and local governmental agencies -- Conditions.
• 205.179 Annual review of sites where residents receive state supplemental benefits to determine registration status of boarding home.
• 205.180 Destruction of records.
• 205.190 Repealed, 1974.
• 205.200 Eligibility for public assistance.
• 205.2001 "Public assistance under Title IV-A of the Federal Social Security Act standard of need" defined.
• 205.2002 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.2003 Administrative regulations for work program for public assistance recipients.
• 205.2005 Food stamp eligibility for certain public assistance recipients convicted of drug offenses.
• 205.201 Duties of cabinet as to the aging and the minority elderly.
• 205.202 Acceptance and disposition of gifts and grants.
• 205.203 Authorization to provide in-home services to the aging -- Collection of fees.
• 205.204 Cabinet to administer Older Americans Act -- Regulatory authority.
• 205.210 Amount of assistance -- Proration in case of deficiency -- Resources defined.
• 205.211 Secretary to correct any underpayment or overpayment of public assistance benefits.
• 205.215 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.217 Long-term care case management demonstration.
• 205.220 Payments, to whom made -- Accounting -- Exemption from assignment, levy or execution.
• 205.222 Repealed, 1978.
• 205.223 Repealed, 1978.
• 205.225 Repealed, 1979.
• 205.227 Action by secretary against persons legally liable for support.
• 205.230 Repealed, 1964.
• 205.231 Appeals -- Hearing officers -- Appeal board -- Procedure.
• 205.234 Repealed, 1996.
• 205.237 Public assistance claimant may have counsel -- Fees.
• 205.240 Public assistance funds -- Availability to secretary.
• 205.245 Supplementary payments.
• 205.250 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.260 Repealed, 1956.
• 205.270 Repealed, 1956.
• 205.280 Repealed, 1956.
• 205.290 Revolving fund -- Disbursement -- Balance not to lapse.
• 205.300 Repealed, 1960.
• 205.310 Liability of stepparent for support furnished child.
• 205.320 Repealed, 1956.
• 205.325 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.330 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.335 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.340 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.350 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.400 Energy Cost Assistance Program established -- Eligibility requirements -- Allocation of funds -- Payments.
• 205.410 Repealed, 1976.
• 205.420 Repealed, 1976.
• 205.430 Repealed, 1976.
• 205.440 Repealed, 1976.
• 205.450 Repealed, 1976.
• 205.455 Definitions for KRS 205.460 and 205.465.
• 205.460 Essential services -- Funding -- Collection of fees and contributions.
• 205.465 Report by cabinet.
• 205.470 Centralized resource and referral center for aging caregivers of individuals with an intellectual disability or other developmental disability.
• 205.510 Definitions for medical assistance law.
• 205.512 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.514 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.516 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.518 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.520 Title and purpose of KRS 205.510 to 205.630 -- Recovery from third parties for services rendered.
• 205.525 Application by cabinet for waiver, waiver amendment, or request for plan amendment -- Cabinet to provide interim joint committees with copy and updates.
• 205.530 Repealed, 1974.
• 205.531 Administrative hearings.
• 205.540 Advisory Council for Medical Assistance -- Membership -- Expenses -- Meetings -- Qualifications of members.
• 205.550 Subjects on which council advises.
• 205.558 Prescreening and admissions review system.
• 205.559 Requirements for Medicaid reimbursement to participating providers for telehealth consultations -- Report of impact on health care delivery system required -- Administrative regulations.
• 205.560 Scope of care to be designated by administrative regulations -- Reimbursements mandated or prohibited -- Assessment of health care provider credentials -- Guidelines for dentists' particip
• 205.5605 Definitions for KRS 205.5605 to 205.5607.
• 205.5606 Kentucky Independence Plus Through Consumer-Directed Services Program -- Consumer participation -- Responsibilities of cabinet and fiscal intermediary -- Background screening -- Regulations.
• 205.5607 Applicability of KRS Chapter 342.
• 205.561 Report on the dispensing of prescription medications.
• 205.5621 Definitions for KRS 205.5621 to 205.5625.
• 205.5622 Kentucky Pharmaceutical Assistance Program -- Contingency for establishment -- Purpose -- Eligibility -- Enrollment priority.
• 205.5623 Department's powers in providing program benefits.
• 205.5624 Payment of benefits -- Limitations -- Qualification for coverage.
• 205.5625 Residency standards.
• 205.5631 Definitions for KRS 205.5631 to 205.5639.
• 205.5632 Prior authorization requirements -- Administrative regulations.
• 205.5634 Coordination of use of utilization data -- Identification of appropriate use of pharmaceuticals -- Determination of need for educational intervention.
• 205.5636 Drug Management Review Advisory Board -- Membership -- Officers -- Meetings.
• 205.5638 Duties and responsibilities of board.
• 205.5639 Effect of board recommendations -- Written exceptions -- Final decision -- Appeal.
• 205.564 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Advisory Committee --Membership -- Duties -- Information posted on Web site -- Recommendations -- Presentations by interested parties -- Appeals -- Administrative reg
• 205.565 Cabinet to recognize unique costs of pediatric teaching hospital.
• 205.566 Electronic medical record database.
• 205.570 Repealed, 1974.
• 205.575 Repealed, 1993.
• 205.576 Repealed, 1993.
• 205.577 Repealed, 1993.
• 205.578 Repealed, 1993.
• 205.580 Repealed, 1974.
• 205.590 Technical advisory committees.
• 205.592 Eligibility of pregnant women and children up to age 1 to participate in Kentucky Medical Assistance Program.
• 205.593 Prohibition against health insurer's considering individual's eligibility for or receipt of medical assistance in enrollment or payment of benefits -- Application of claims payment req
• 205.594 Health coverage for child under medical child support order -- Duties of health insurers.
• 205.595 Health coverage for child under medical child support order -- Duties of employers.
• 205.596 Prohibition against health insurer's imposing requirements on state agency assigned rights of individual eligible for medical assistance that are different from those applicable to agent o
• 205.597 Health coverage through insurer of noncustodial parent of child under medical child support order.
• 205.598 Withholding of income and state tax refund of person required by court to provide cost of child's health service -- Priority of claims for child support over costs of reimbursement of chil
• 205.600 Repealed, 1982.
• 205.604 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.610 Repealed, 1972.
• 205.615 Use of allowable Medicaid funding for trauma care costs.
• 205.617 Expansion of Medicaid coverage for screening and treatment of breast or cervical cancer or precancerous conditions -- Short title.
• 205.619 Medicaid plan amendment to permit establishing of Kentucky Long-Term Care Partnership Insurance Program.
• 205.620 Repealed, 1966.
• 205.621 Increased reimbursement for Medicaid.
• 205.622 Billing of third party by vendor for medical services.
• 205.623 Information on claims paid for insurance policyholders and dependents -- Use of data -- Confidentiality of information -- Prohibited fees.
• 205.624 Assignment to cabinet by recipient of rights to third-party payments -- Right of recovery by cabinet.
• 205.626 Time assignment becomes enforceable -- Payment to cabinet -- Attorney's fees.
• 205.627 Repealed, 1996.
• 205.628 Liability of recipient.
• 205.629 Notification of cabinet in actions seeking recovery for recipient.
• 205.630 Prohibited activity by cabinet -- Injunctive relief.
• 205.6310 Cabinet to establish system to reduce unnecessary hospital emergency room utilization and costs.
• 205.6312 Medical recipients to pay allowable nominal copayments -- Administrative regulations.
• 205.6314 Review of reimbursement rates for emergency transportation providers -- Promulgation of administrative regulations relating to emergency transportation providers.
• 205.6315 Requirements when private peer review organization is contracted with to conduct reviews of levels of care.
• 205.6316 Review of procedures for medical assistance reimbursement of pharmacists to reduce fraud and abuse -- Dispensing fee.
• 205.6317 Department for Medicaid Services to develop strategies for reimbursing and paying persons participating in the Supports for Community Living Waiver Program -- Allocation of slots -- Administr
• 205.63171 Short title for KRS 205.6317.
• 205.6318 Cabinet to establish integrated system to enhance program integrity of Medical Assistance Program.
• 205.6320 Cabinet to strengthen managed care component of KenPAC Program and to establish standards for access and quality for organizations serving Medicaid recipients.
• 205.6322 Cabinet to seek to prohibit sheltering of assets in long-term-care cases.
• 205.6324 Cabinet to enhance third-party resource collection capacity.
• 205.6326 Review of Medicaid reimbursement systems -- Implementation of a standardized patient assessment tool and consistent quality-of-care mandates.
• 205.6328 Quarterly reports to General Assembly regarding Medicaid program changes -- Expiration provision.
• 205.6330 Repealed, 1996.
• 205.6332 System for monitoring use of covered services using appropriate technology and identification card.
• 205.6334 Request for necessary waivers of federal law.
• 205.6336 Certification to Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue of general fund savings realized from procedures adopted to control health-care costs -- Transfer of savings to trust fu
• 205.6338 Implementation of pilot projects to provide health care to frail elderly Medicaid-eligible individuals.
• 205.634 Payments prohibited to out-of-state health facility providing services without required certificate of need -- Nonreimbursement of out-of-state providers of residential care for children -- Ex
• 205.635 Skilled nursing services provided to Medicaid recipients by adult day health care programs.
• 205.637 Enhanced Medicaid payments to county-owned or operated hospitals -- Payments to other hospitals.
• 205.638 Portion of hospital provider tax collections to fund enhancements to inpatient payments to hospitals.
• 205.639 Definitions for KRS 205.639 to 205.641.
• 205.640 Medical Assistance Revolving Trust Fund (MART) -- Distribution of disproportionate share funds -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Duties of hospitals receiving funds from MART.
• 205.641 Disproportionate share funds paid to acute care hospitals and private psychiatric hospitals.
• 205.642 Pervasive developmental disorders -- Definition for KRS 200.654, 200.660, 347.020, and 387.510 -- Waiver application -- Report.
• 205.645 Recognition of varying overhead costs.
• 205.6481 Legislative findings.
• 205.6483 Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program -- Purposes.
• 205.6485 State child health plan -- Eligibility criteria -- Schedule of benefits -- Premium contributions -- Access.
• 205.6487 Establishment of trust fund -- Maintenance.
• 205.6489 Administration -- Outreach -- Data collection.
• 205.6491 Advisory council.
• 205.6495 Short title for KRS 205.6481 to 205.6495 and KRS 304.17A-340.
• 205.6497 Required provisions in plans.
• 205.650 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.660 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.670 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.680 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.690 Reports to General Assembly.
• 205.700 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.702 Educational and vocational programs for parents receiving public assistance -- Reports by cabinet.
• 205.703 Educational and vocational programs eligible for supportive services -- Prohibition against discontinuance of service to low income parents except under certain circumstances.
• 205.704 Preparation and submission of strategic plan to further education of low income parents -- Parties included in planning process.
• 205.705 Legislative intent regarding child support statutes.
• 205.710 Definitions for KRS 205.712 to 205.800.
• 205.712 Division of Child Support -- Duties -- Cabinet to process child support payments -- State disbursement unit -- Cabinet's cooperation with courts and officials -- Reporting of obligors -- D
• 205.713 Standardized forms for entry of state case registry information.
• 205.715 Debt due and owing to state by parents.
• 205.720 Assignment -- Subrogation -- Distribution of child support payments -- Effect of termination of Title IV-D services.
• 205.721 Title IV-A services available to individuals not receiving public assistance benefits -- Continuation of IV-D services -- Fee for services -- Exemption -- Annual fee.
• 205.725 Action when application received by cabinet -- Definition.
• 205.730 Cabinet's duty to locate custodial and noncustodial parents -- Enforcement of child support obligations -- Registry of information relating to parents -- Assistance from governmental agenc
• 205.732 Employment assistance program for low-income noncustodial parents.
• 205.735 Information to be supplied by employer.
• 205.740 Repealed, 1988.
• 205.741 Repealed, 1990.
• 205.743 Repealed, 1990.
• 205.744 Repealed, 1990.
• 205.745 Child support lien or levy in favor of cabinet -- Filing of notice -- Foreclosure actions -- Immobilization of vehicles of child support obligors.
• 205.750 Payments to be made through the state agency or the agency's designee.
• 205.752 Penalty imposed upon payor for tender of dishonored check.
• 205.755 Manner for receipt and distribution of payments.
• 205.760 Repealed, 1988.
• 205.765 Judicial proceeding to secure support.
• 205.766 Concurrent jurisdiction of Circuit and District Courts in certain child support cases.
• 205.767 Surety to guarantee payment of overdue support.
• 205.768 Release of information to consumer reporting agencies -- Notice -- Charge for information.
• 205.7685 Credit report from consumer reporting agency.
• 205.769 Federal and state income tax refund offsets.
• 205.7695 Sharing of state tax information for child support collection.
• 205.770 Child custody and visitation rights.
• 205.772 Data match agreements between cabinet and financial institutions -- Surrender of assets when parent is subject to lien -- Fee -- Financial institutions not liable.
• 205.774 Wage reporting and financial institution match systems -- Agreements.
• 205.775 Repealed, 1988.
• 205.776 Disclosure of information about data match system to depositors -- Penalty -- Liability of financial institution -- Fee.
• 205.778 Lien against account of noncustodial parent owing child support -- Notice -- Account activity fees -- Priority of lien.
• 205.7785 Interstate lien to enforce Kentucky child support obligation -- Lien to enforce obligation credited in another state -- Priority of out-of-state lien -- Certification of authority.
• 205.780 Legal action for reimbursement.
• 205.782 Service of process by constable in county containing city of the first class.
• 205.785 Identity of parent -- Information concealment.
• 205.790 Procedures -- Actions -- Remedies.
• 205.792 Use of administrative process to determine and enforce support obligations.
• 205.793 Administrative subpoena for information relating to child support -- Financial institution may deduct funds from account -- Action to enforce subpoena.
• 205.795 Regulations.
• 205.796 Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure.
• 205.7965 Release of data to government agencies.
• 205.798 Cabinet may coordinate with other agencies.
• 205.800 Referral to local officials -- Cooperative arrangements for administering.
• 205.802 Standardized forms for entry into state case registry.
• 205.810 Repealed, 1998.
• 205.830 Legislative intent.
• 205.835 Disclosure of financial data pertinent to applicants for or recipients of benefits -- Fee -- Written consent.
• 205.845 Repealed, 1994.
• 205.8451 Definitions for KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483.
• 205.8453 Responsibility for control of fraud and abuse.
• 205.8455 Recipient Utilization Review Committee -- Authority.
• 205.8457 Responsibility of managed care primary physician.
• 205.8459 Emergency service.
• 205.8461 Unlawful referral practices of provider -- Penalties.
• 205.8463 Fraudulent acts -- Penalties.
• 205.8465 Mandatory reporting of violations -- Confidentiality -- Prohibition against employer discrimination or retaliation.
• 205.8467 Liability of violators -- Payment of penalties to Medicaid trust fund.
• 205.8469 Enforcement proceedings by Attorney General.
• 205.8471 Lien on property of provider or recipient defrauding Medicaid program.
• 205.8473 Reliance on written governmental advice as defense.
• 205.8475 Forfeiture of provider's license.
• 205.8477 Ownership reporting requirements for health facilities and health services.
• 205.8479 Report of license or certificate suspension, revocation, or limitation.
• 205.8481 Prohibition against representation of provider by staff of Attorney General in private practice.
• 205.8483 Toll-free hotline for receiving reports of fraud and abuse -- Annual report.
• 205.850 Repealed, 1994.
• 205.855 Repealed, 1994.
• 205.900 Definitions for KRS 205.905 to 205.920.
• 205.905 Subsidy for personal care assistance.
• 205.910 Eligibility standard -- Subsidy not income for federal law purposes -- Supplements other programs.
• 205.915 Appeal of decision by aggrieved party.
• 205.920 Regulations.
• 205.925 Implementation of KRS 205.900 to 205.920 by cabinet.
• 205.935 Definitions for KRS 205.940.
• 205.940 Representative payee fund.
• 205.950 Certification of adult day care centers.
• 205.955 Unannounced inspection of adult day care centers.
• 205.990 Penalties.
• 205.991 Repealed, 1979.
• 205.992 Penalties for child support recovery offenses.