The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall issue and enforce administrative regulations specifically addressing the unique situation of child-caring facilities and child- placing agencies which provide nonsecure care for children during the preadjudication phase of proceedings under KRS Chapter 630. These facilities and agencies shall include those operated privately and those operated by units of local government. These administrative regulations shall include standards relating to the following:

1. (1) Administration;
2. (2) Personnel;
3. (3) Training and staff development;
4. (4) Recordkeeping;
5. (5) Physical plant;
6. (6) Security and control;
7. (7) Safety and emergency procedures;
8. (8) Sanitation and hygiene;
9. (9) Medical services;
10. (10) Food services;
11. (11) Intake and classification;
12. (12) Programs and services;
13. (13) Resident rights;
14. (14) Rules and discipline;
15. (15) Admission procedures;
16. (16) Communication, including mail, visitation and telephone;
17. (17) Release preparation and transfer programs; and
18. (18) Volunteer involvement.

Effective: June 20, 2005

History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 191, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 154, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 538, sec. 3, effective April 13, 1998. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 139, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 183, effective July 1, 1987.