908 KAR 3:120. Policies and procedures of Western State Hospital

      Section 1. Policies and procedures of Western State Hospital as set forth in Volume I, General Hospital Policies and Procedures, dated December 15, 1993; Volume II, Recreational Therapy Services, dated August 15, 1988; Volume III, Occupational Therapy Services, dated August 15, 1988; Volume IV, Social Work Services, dated September 15, 1988; Volume V, Medical Records, dated August 15, 1988; Volume VI, Infection Control, dated August 15, 1988; Volume VII, Nursing Services, dated August 15, 1988; Volume VIII, Patient Advocate, dated August 15, 1988; Volume IX, Chaplaincy Services, dated August 15, 1988; Volume X, Employee Health Program, dated August 15, 1988; Volume XI, Administrative Services, dated September 15, 1988; Volume XII, Pharmacy, dated August 15, 1988; Volume XIII, Miscellaneous, dated August 15, 1988, relating to the operation of Western State Hospital are incorporated by reference.

 

      Section 2. These policies and procedures are available for inspection and copy at the office of the Commissioner for the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Fourth Floor, 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40621, and in the office of the Director, Western State Hospital, P.O. Box 2200, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42240. (15 Ky.R. 2360; eff. 6-21-1989; Am. 16 Ky.R. 498; eff. 10-18-1989; 2792; eff. 7-18-1990; 18 Ky.R. 552; eff. 10-6-1991; 2066; eff. 2-7-1992; 20 Ky.R. 2266; eff. 3-14-1994; TAm eff. 4-27-2016.)

Notation

      RELATES TO: KRS Chapters 202A, 202B, 210

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 194.050, 202A.191, 202B.060, 210.010, 210.040, 210.045, 210.055, 210.285, 42 C.F.R. 440-489, EO 2004-726

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: EO 2004-726, effective July 9, 2004, created the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and placed the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities within the cabinet. KRS 210.010, relating to the hospitalization of an individual with mental illness, developmental, or intellectual disabilities, directs that the Secretary for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall adopt rules and administrative regulations which insure proper administration and enforcement of these chapters.