309.406 Duties of board -- Administrative regulations -- Order for violator to pay
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reasonable costs of investigation and prosecution.
(1)The board may:
(a)Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A
necessary to regulate and control all matters set forth in KRS 309.400 to
309.422 relating to manufacturers and wholesale distributors of home medical
equipment and home medical equipment and services providers in this state,
to the extent that regulation and control has not been delegated to some other
agency of the Commonwealth, provided that:
1. Administrative regulations relating to home medical equipment and
services providers shall be limited to the regulation and control of home
medical equipment sold pursuant to a medical order; and
2. Nothing contained in KRS 309.400 to 309.422 shall be construed as
authorizing the board to promulgate any administrative regulations
relating to prices or fees or to advertising or the promotion of the sales
or use of commodities or services;
(b)Issue subpoenas, schedule and conduct hearings, or appoint hearing officers to
schedule and conduct hearings on behalf of the board on any matter under the
jurisdiction of the board;
(c)Issue and renew all licenses for home medical equipment and services
providers;
(d)Investigate all complaints or violations of the home medical equipment laws
and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board;
(e)Perform all other functions necessary to carry out applicable provisions of law
and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board, relating to
manufacturers and wholesale distributors of home medical equipment and
home medical equipment and services providers;
(f)Assess reasonable fees, in addition to the fees specifically provided for in
KRS 309.400 to 309.422 consistent with KRS 61.870 to 61.884, for services
rendered to perform its duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to
the following:
1. Issuance of duplicate licenses;
2. Mailing lists or reports of data maintained by the board;
3. Making copies of documents; or
4. Providing notices of meetings;
(g)Seize any item of home medical equipment found by the board to constitute an
imminent danger to the public health and welfare; and
(h)Oversee and administer the licensure of home medical equipment and services
providers pursuant to KRS 309.400 to 309.422.
(2)In addition to the sanctions provided in KRS 309.418, the board or its hearing
officer shall direct any licensee found guilty of a charge involving a violation of
home medical equipment laws, rules, or administrative regulations of the state, any
other state, or federal government, to pay to the board a sum not to exceed the
reasonable costs of investigation and prosecution of the case, not to exceed twenty-
five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(3)In an action for recovery of costs, proof of the board's order shall be conclusive
proof of the validity of the order of payment and any terms for payment.