39A.350 Definitions for KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366.
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39A.350 Definitions for KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366.
As used in KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366: <br>(1) "Disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster
relief services that include health services provided by volunteer health practitioners <br>and that: <br>(a) Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a
disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal <br>government or the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management; or
(b) Regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with an agency of
the federal government or the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management;
(2) "Emergency" has the same meaning as used in KRS 39A.020; <br>(3) "Emergency declaration" has the same meaning as "declared emergency" as used in
KRS 39A.020;
(4) "Emergency Management Assistance Compact" means the interstate compact
established under KRS 39A.950;
(5) "Health facility" has the same meaning as used in KRS 216B.015; <br>(6) "Health practitioner" means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another
state to provide health services;
(7) "Health services" means:
(a) The provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, other services, or
supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to <br>the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including: <br>1.
The following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional <br>status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body: <br>a.
Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or <br>palliative care; and
b.
Counseling, assessment, procedures, or other services;
2.
Sale or dispensing of a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an <br>individual in accordance with a prescription; and
3.
Funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services; or
(b) The provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, other services, or
supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations, to <br>the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including: <br>1.
Diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an animal disease, injury, or other <br>physical or mental condition by the prescription, administration, or <br>dispensing of vaccine, medicine, surgery, or therapy;
2.
Use of a procedure for reproductive management; and
3.
Monitoring and treatment of animal populations for diseases that have <br>spread or demonstrate the potential to spread to humans;
(8) "Host entity" means an entity operating in this state which uses volunteer health
practitioners to respond to an emergency;
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(9) "License" means authorization by a state to engage in health services that are
unlawful without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws <br>of this state to an individual to provide health services based upon a national <br>certification issued by a public or private entity;
(10) "Scope of practice" means the extent of the authorization to provide health services
granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in <br>which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including any <br>conditions imposed by the licensing authority; and
(11) "Voluntary health practitioner" means a health practitioner who provides health
services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. <br>The term does not include a practitioner who receives compensation pursuant to a <br>preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate which requires <br>the practitioner to provide health services in this state, unless the practitioner is not <br>a resident of this state and is employed by a disaster relief organization providing <br>services in this state while an emergency declaration is in effect.
Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007) 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 96 (2007 House
Bill 287) "established" KRS Chapter 39G and created new sections thereof. <br>However, at the time that House Bill 287 was enacted another KRS Chapter 39G was <br>already in existence. The Reviser of Statutes determined that the newly created <br>sections would be more appropriately placed in KRS Chapter 39A and has placed <br>Sections 1 to 9 of Acts ch. 96 within KRS Chapter 39A, under the authority of KRS <br>7.136(1)(a).
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