Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 215.590 (2026)

Responsibility to report active tuberculosis cases and results of drug

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susceptibility tests on tubercle bacilli. (1) A health service or health facility required to be licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216B or KRS Chapter 333, a health provider required to be licensed pursuant to KRS Chapters 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, or 320, or any other person who has knowledge of a person who has active tuberculosis, shall report the case to the local health department in accordance with the administrative regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. (2) Physicians, hospitals, laboratories, or other institutions which perform related drug susceptibility tests on tubercle bacilli shall report the results of the testing to the local health department in accordance with the administrative regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. All reports of drug-resistant tubercle bacilli shall be made regardless of previous reports. (3) No legal action shall lie against any physician, hospital employee, laboratory employee, or other person who, in good faith, reports a case of tuberculosis or the isolation of the tubercle bacillus as provided in this section, KRS 215.511, 215.520, 215.531, 215.540, 215.550, 215.560, 215.570, 215.580, and 215.600. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 472, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 417, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. --Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 212, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1). -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 10.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2019 · leading case: EMW Women's Surgical Ctr. v. Andrew Beshear, 920 F.3d 421 (6th Cir. 2019).

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EMW Women's Surgical Ctr. v. Andrew Beshear, 920 F.3d 421 (6th Cir. 2019). “21 The Dissent states that "the Commonwealth did not controvert" testimony from a Texas resident against H.B.”

Williams v. Commonwealth, 213 S.W.3d 671 (Ky. 2006). · cites it 2× “202 (establishing electronic database to monitor and record the dispensation of certain controlled substances by practitioners and pharmacists within the Commonwealth); KRS § 215.590 (cases of active tuberculosis must be reported to state authorities); KRS § 620.”

EMW Women's Surgical Ctr. v. Andrew Beshear (6th Cir. 2019). “Other examples of Kentucky mandating speech in the health-care context occur when (1) reporting tuberculosis, KRS § 215.590; (2) reporting abuse of adults and dependents, KRS §§ 209.”

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