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39A.356 Operation of emergency system for advanced registration of volunteer health practitioners -- Relationship between Cabinet for Health and Family Services and other organizations -- Funding.

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Page 1 of 2 39A.356 Operation of emergency system for advanced registration of volunteer health practitioners -- Relationship between Cabinet for Health and Family <br>Services and other organizations -- Funding. (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall operate the emergency system for advanced registration of volunteer health practitioners. The system shall: <br>(a) Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency; (b) Include information about the licensure and good standing of health practitioners that is accessible by authorized persons; and (c) Be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health services are <br>provided under KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366. (2) The following organizations may maintain a list consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health, and medical personnel: <br>(a) Local units formed under Section 300hh of Title 42 of the United States Code; <br>(b) Disaster relief organizations; <br>(c) Licensing boards; <br>(d) National or regional associations of licensing boards of health practitioners; <br>(e) Health facilities that provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health- care services, including a tertiary care and teaching hospital; or (f) Governmental entities. (3) The organizations listed in subsection (2) of this section shall develop a collaborative relationship with the cabinet for the purposes of KRS 39A.350 to <br>39A.366 and for the purposes of being recognized by the cabinet as a voluntary <br>response resource. (4) The cabinet may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and any other public or private funds to establish or maintain the registration system <br>established in subsection (1) of this section. (5) While an emergency declaration is in effect, representatives of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or a host entity may confirm whether volunteer health <br>practitioners utilized in this state are registered with the registration system that <br>complies with subsection (1) of this section. Confirmation is limited to obtaining <br>identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system <br>indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing. (6) Upon request of a person in this state authorized under subsection (2) of this section, or a similarly authorized person in another state, a registration system <br>located in this state shall notify the person of the identities of volunteer health <br>practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing. Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 4, effective June 26, 2007. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007) 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 96 (2007 House Bill 287) &quot;established&quot; KRS Chapter 39G and created new sections thereof. Page 2 of 2 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).