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211.190 Public health services to be provided by the cabinet.

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Page 1 of 1 211.190 Public health services to be provided by the cabinet. The cabinet shall provide public health services including: <br>(1) Administrative, consultative, technical, professional, and other services needed to assist local health departments in the effective maintenance and operation of their <br>departments; (2) Administrative, investigative, and clerical services required by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and may upon request provide these <br>services to any other agency of this Commonwealth authorized to control the <br>practice of any other healing art; (3) Administration of grants, gifts, or contributions from the federal government, or from other sources, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Pub. L. No. <br>725 (79th Congress, 2nd Session, chapter 958), or any other acts for the same or <br>similar purposes; (4) Central registrations of births, deaths, and other vital records and the furnishing of copies thereof to the general public in the manner prescribed by law; (5) Statistical services, including the compilation, analysis, and maintenance of statistics on matters related to public health, and may provide these services to <br>organizations and persons interested in public health; (6) Education of the public concerning all matters relating to health, including the publication and dissemination of health information, and the stimulation of citizen <br>support for the promotion and maintenance of high standards of public health <br>throughout the Commonwealth; (7) Survey and study of the needs of medical and hospital facilities in the interest of the health of the general public; (8) Establishment, maintenance, and operation of public health laboratories and such branches thereof as may be needed; (9) Establishment, maintenance, and operation of training facilities and schools for employees of the cabinet and of local health departments; (10) Tabulating, duplicating, and other ancillary services as are necessary to the operation of the cabinet, including the keeping of adequate financial, personnel, and <br>other records; and (11) Establishment, maintenance, monitoring, and enforcement of water fluoridation programs for the protection of dental health. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 347, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 291, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 351, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, <br>sec. 107(17); and ch. 308, sec. 39. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 13, <br>effective June 17, 1954.