222.005 Definitions for chapter.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Administrator" means the person or the designee of the person, in charge of the
operation of substance use disorder prevention, intervention, or treatment program;
(2)"Agency" means a legal entity operating hospital-based or nonhospital-based
substance use disorder prevention, intervention, or treatment programs;
(3)"Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(4)"Director" means the director of the Division of Behavioral Health of the
Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;
(5)"Hospital" means an establishment with organized medical staff and permanent
facilities with inpatient beds which provide medical services, including physician
services and continuous nursing services for the diagnosis and treatment of patients
who have a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical; (6)) "Intoxication" means being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, or both,
which significantly impairs a person's ability to function;
(7)"Narcotic treatment program" means a substance use disorder program using
approved controlled substances and offering a range of treatment procedures and
services for the rehabilitation of persons dependent on opium, morphine, heroin, or
any derivative or synthetic drug of that group;
(8)"Other drugs" means controlled substances as defined in KRS Chapter 218A and
volatile substances as defined in KRS 217.900;
(9)"Patient" means any person admitted to a hospital or a licensed substance use
disorder treatment program;
(10)"Program" means a set of services rendered directly to the public that is organized
around a common goal of either preventing, intervening, or treating substance use
disorder problems;
(11)"Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(12)"Substance use disorder" means a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological
symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite
significant substance-related problems. Criteria for substance use disorder are in the
most current edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
(13)"Treatment" means services and programs for the care and rehabilitation of
intoxicated persons and persons suffering from substance use disorder. "Treatment"
includes those services provided by the cabinet in KRS 222.211 and, in KRS
222.430 to 222.437, it specifically includes the services described in KRS
222.211(1)(c) and (d); and
(14)"Qualified health professional" has the same meaning as qualified mental health
professional in KRS 202A.011, except that it also includes an alcohol and drug
counselor licensed or certified under KRS Chapter 309.