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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216.537 (2026)

Daily visiting hours required

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In order to satisfy the requirements for licensure, a long-term care facility shall establish daily visiting hours which, at a minimum, shall consist of six (6) hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and two (2) hours between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1992 · leading case: Jenny Wiley Health Care Ctr. v. Commonwealth Cabinet for Human Resources, 828 S.W.2d 657 (Ky. 1992).
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Jenny Wiley Health Care Ctr. v. Commonwealth Cabinet for Human Resources, 828 S.W.2d 657 (Ky. 1992). · cites it 3× “537 to 216.590, plainly grant the Cabinet the authority to establish procedural rules in order to “protect the public and to provide uniformity of treatment for all parties concerned.”
Jones v. Cabinet for Human Resources, Div. for Licensure & Regulations, 710 S.W.2d 862 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “The appellant also contends that the General Assembly in KRS 216.537 et seq. unconstitutionally delegated powers to the Cabinet.”
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