Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216.510 (2026)

Definitions for KRS 216.515 to 216.530

✓ current as of May 2026
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As used in KRS 216.515 to 216.530:

(1) "Long-term-care facilities" means those health-care facilities in the Commonwealth which are defined by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to be family-care homes, personal-care homes, intermediate-care facilities, nursing facilities, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and assisted living communities as defined in KRS 194A.700;

(2) "Resident" means any person who is admitted to a long-term-care facility as defined in KRS 216.515 to 216.530 for the purpose of receiving personal care and assistance; and

(3) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 25, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 25, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 482, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 426, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 371, sec. 62, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 512, Pt. 12, sec. 89, effective July 15, 1994. --Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 123, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Extendicare Homes, Inc. v. Whisman, 478 S.W.3d 306 (Ky. 2015).
Extendicare Homes, Inc. v. Whisman, 478 S.W.3d 306 (Ky. 2015). · cites it 6× “Each of the three cases originated with the filing of an action in the circuit court asserting claims against the nursing home for personal injuries suffered by the nursing home resident, violations óf KRS 216.510 et seq., 3 and for wrongful death of the resident.”
Overstreet v. Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd. P'ship, 479 S.W.3d 69 (Ky. 2015). “Harrodsburg Health Care Center (HHCC) is a “long-term care, facility” as defined in KRS 216.510(1). Lula Belle Gordon was admitted as a resident of the facility in 2002 and she remained in residence there until her death in May of 2008.”
Jones v. Cabinet for Human Resources, Div. for Licensure & Regulations, 710 S.W.2d 862 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “563, provisions of KRS 216.510 to 216.525 and applicable federal law, which “presents an imminent danger to any resident of any long-term care facility and creates substantial risk that death or serious mental or physical harm to a resident will occur.”
King v. Butler Rest Home, Inc., 365 S.W.3d 561 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “900 KAR 2 2:050 § 2 deals with transfer and discharge rights from long-term care facilities defined by KRS 216.510(1), and provides: (1) Transfer and discharge requirements.”
William Travis Boston v. Commonwealth Health Corp., Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “140(1)(e), or against a long-term-care facility as defined in KRS 216.510 alleging that the long-term-care facility failed to provide proper care to one (1) or more residents of the facility, shall file a certificate of merit with the complaint in the court in which the action…”
Green v. BLC Lexington SNF, LLC (E.D. Ky. 2023). · cites it 2× “§ 216.510 et seq. The defendants have now filed a motion for summary judgment based on the plaintiff’s failure to identify an expert witness.”
O'Hara v. Laurel Cnty. Corr. Ctr. (E.D. Ky. 2023). · cites it 2× “140(1)(e), or against a long-term-care facility as defined in KRS 216.510 alleging that the long-term- care facility failed to provide proper care to one (1) or more residents of the facility, - 6 - shall file a certificate of merit with the complaint in the court in which the…”
Mario Sanchez v. Rodney McMillin, M.D. (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “140(1)(e), or against a long-term-care facility as defined in KRS 216.510 alleging that the long-term- care facility failed to provide proper care to one (1) or more residents of the facility, shall file a certificate of merit with the complaint in the court in which the action…”
Shelley Mattingly v. Jewish Hosp. & St. Mary's Healthcare, Inc. D/B/A Frazier Rehab (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “2022), the Court made clear that where hospital staff are alleged to have been negligent or to have engaged in malpractice while acting in the scope of their employment, the certificate of merit statute applies.”
Milby v. Underwood (W.D. Ky. 2024). “Just like the defendants in O’Hara, neither the jailer nor the jail officers are a “physician, surgeon, [or] dentist” and WKCH is neither a “hospital licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216” nor a long-term-care facility as defined in KRS 216.510. KRS 413.140(1)(e). Claims against…”
Pryor v. Baptist Health Med. Grp., Inc. (W.D. Ky. 2024). “140(1)(e), or against a long-term-care facility as defined in KRS 216.510 alleging that the long-term- care facility failed to provide proper care to one (1) or more residents of the facility, shall file a certificate of merit with the complaint in the court in which the action…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216.510(1) — 2 cases
Overstreet v. Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd. P'ship, 479 S.W.3d 69 (Ky. 2015). “Harrodsburg Health Care Center (HHCC) is a “long-term care, facility” as defined in KRS 216.510(1). Lula Belle Gordon was admitted as a resident of the facility in 2002 and she remained in residence there until her death in May of 2008.”
King v. Butler Rest Home, Inc., 365 S.W.3d 561 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “900 KAR 2 2:050 § 2 deals with transfer and discharge rights from long-term care facilities defined by KRS 216.510(1), and provides: (1) Transfer and discharge requirements.”
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