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210.285 Powers of cabinet -- Forms -- Reports -- Rules and regulations.

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210.285 Powers of cabinet -- Forms -- Reports -- Rules and regulations. In addition to the specific authority granted by other provisions of KRS Chapters 202A, <br>202B, and 210, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall have authority to <br>prescribe the form of applications, records, reports, and medical certificates provided for <br>under KRS Chapters 202A, 202B, and 210 and the information required to be contained <br>therein; to require reports from the head of any hospital relating to the admission, <br>examination, diagnosis, release, or discharge of any patient; to visit hospitals regularly to <br>review the hospitalization procedures of all new patients admitted between visits; to <br>investigate by personal visit complaints made by any persons on behalf of any patients or <br>by any patients themselves; and to adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with <br>the provisions of KRS Chapters 202A, 202B, and 210 as it may find to be reasonably <br>necessary for proper and efficient hospitalization of the mentally ill. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 322, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 267, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 141, sec. 38, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 332, sec. 25. -<br>- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1) and (9). -- Created 1968 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 90, sec. 59. Note: 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 39 would have amended this section effective July 1, 1982. However, 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396 was repealed by 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, <br>sec. 146, also effective July 1, 1982.