Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 214.020 (2026)

Cabinet to adopt administrative regulations and take other action to

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prevent spread of disease -- Requirements for administrative regulations. (1) When the Cabinet for Health and Family Services determines that an infectious or contagious disease will invade this state, it shall take necessary action and promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to prevent the introduction or spread of such infectious or contagious disease or diseases within this state. (2) Any administrative regulation promulgated under the authority of this section shall: (a) Be in effect no longer than thirty (30) days if the administrative regulation: 1. Places restrictions on the in-person meeting or functioning of the following: a. Elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational institutions; b. Private businesses or non-profit organizations; c. Political, religious, or social gatherings; d. Places of worship; or e. Local governments; or 2. Imposes mandatory quarantine or isolation requirements; (b) Include the penalty, appeal, and due process rights for violations of the administrative regulation; and (c) Contain the public hearing and written comment period notice required by KRS 13A.270. Effective:February 2, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 22, effective February 2, 2021. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 447, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 394, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1). -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 6. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2049, 2056.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: Hon. Andrew Beshear, in His Off. Capacity as Governor v. Hon. Glenn E. Acree, Judge Kentucky Court of Appeals (Ky. 2020).

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Hon. Andrew Beshear, in His Off. Capacity as Governor v. Hon. Glenn E. Acree, Judge Kentucky Court of Appeals (Ky. 2020). · cites it 3× “As identified in 902 KAR 2:190E, KRS 214.020, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’s broad police powers for dealing with contagious 60 902 KAR 2:210E replaced 902 KAR 2:190E effective August 7, 2020 at 5:00 p.”

Andy Beshear, in His Off. Capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Goodwood Brewing Co., LLC, D/B/A Louisville Taproom, Frankfort Brewpub, & Lexington Brewpub (Ky. 2021). “First, Goodwood sought to enjoin the defendants from enforcing various executive orders and administrative regulations issued under KRS Chapter 39A or KRS 214.020 that restrict their businesses.”

Robert Stivers, in His Off. Capacity as President of the Kentucky Senate v. Honorable Phillip James Shepherd (Ky. 2022). “SB 23 limited the Governor’s ability to respond to emergencies through emergency administrative regulations and amended KRS 214.020, the statute governing the ability of the Cabinet for 1 2021 Ky.”

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