39A.350 Definitions for KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366.
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As used in KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366:
(1)"Disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster
relief services that include health services provided by volunteer health practitioners
and that:
(a)Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a
disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal
government or the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management; or
(b)Regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with an agency of
the federal government or the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management;
(2)"Emergency" has the same meaning as used in KRS 39A.020;
(3)"Emergency declaration" has the same meaning as "declared emergency" as used in
KRS 39A.020;
(4)"Emergency Management Assistance Compact" means the interstate compact
established under KRS 39A.950;
(5)"Health facility" has the same meaning as used in KRS 216B.015;
(6)"Health practitioner" means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another
state to provide health services;
(7)"Health services" means:
(a)The provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, other services, or
supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to
the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
1. The following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional
status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body:
a. Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or
palliative care; and
b. Counseling, assessment, procedures, or other services;
2. Sale or dispensing of a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an
individual in accordance with a prescription; and
3. Funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services; or
(b)The provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, other services, or
supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations, to
the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
1. Diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an animal disease, injury, or other
physical or mental condition by the prescription, administration, or
dispensing of vaccine, medicine, surgery, or therapy;
2. Use of a procedure for reproductive management; and
3. Monitoring and treatment of animal populations for diseases that have
spread or demonstrate the potential to spread to humans;
(8)"Host entity" means an entity operating in this state which uses volunteer health
practitioners to respond to an emergency;
(9)"License" means authorization by a state to engage in health services that are
unlawful without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws
of this state to an individual to provide health services based upon a national
certification issued by a public or private entity;
(10)"Scope of practice" means the extent of the authorization to provide health services
granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in
which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including any
conditions imposed by the licensing authority; and
(11)"Voluntary health practitioner" means a health practitioner who provides health
services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services.
The term does not include a practitioner who receives compensation pursuant to a
preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate which requires
the practitioner to provide health services in this state, unless the practitioner is not
a resident of this state and is employed by a disaster relief organization providing
services in this state while an emergency declaration is in effect.