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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216B.042 (2026)

Licenses -- Authority to enter upon premises -- Authority for

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administrative regulations.

(1) The cabinet shall:

(a) Establish by promulgation of administrative regulation under KRS Chapter 13A reasonable application fees for licenses and promulgate other administrative regulations necessary for the proper administration of the licensure function;

(b) Issue, deny, revoke, modify, or suspend licenses or provisional licenses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

(c) Establish licensure standards and procedures to ensure safe, adequate, and efficient abortion facilities, health facilities and health services. These regulations, under KRS Chapter 13A, shall include, but need not be limited to:

1. Patient care standards and safety standards, minimum operating standards, minimum standards for training, required licenses for medical staff personnel, and minimum standards for maintaining patient records;

2. Licensure application and renewal procedures; and

3. Classification of health facilities and health services according to type, size, range of services, and level of care; and

(d) Compile in a single document, maintain, and make available to abortion facilities and the public during regular business hours, all licensure standards and procedures promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A related to abortion facilities.

(2) The cabinet may authorize its agents or representatives to enter upon the premises of any health care facility for the purpose of inspection, and under the conditions set forth in administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A by the cabinet.

(3) The cabinet may revoke licenses or certificates of need for specific health facilities or health services or recommend the initiation of disciplinary proceedings for health care providers on the basis of the knowing violation of any provisions of this chapter. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 582, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 371, sec. 41, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 512, Part 7, sec. 27, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 499, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1982.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2020 · leading case: Tibbs v. Bunnell, 448 S.W.3d 796 (Ky. 2014).
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Tibbs v. Bunnell, 448 S.W.3d 796 (Ky. 2014). “In Kentucky, KRS 216B.042 grants the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the responsibility for licensing and regulating healthcare facilities including the right to “[ejstablish licensure standards and procedures to ensure safe, adequate, and efficient .”
Univ. of Kentucky v. Bunnell, 532 S.W.3d 658 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). “040 (functions of cabinet), KRS 216B.042 (licenses; authority to enter upon premises; authority for administrative regulations), KRS 216B.”
Cabinet for Human Resources v. Women's Health Servs., Inc., 878 S.W.2d 806 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994). “105, and KRS 216B.042, the Cabinet is charged with regulating health facilities and health services, including the classification of health facilities and health services according to type, size, range of services, and level of care.”
Valdivia v. Paducah Ctr. for Health & Rehab. (W.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 5× “Ulrich cited to KRS § 216B.042, among others, “to support her contention that her termination violated public policy.”
Eubanks & Marshall of Lexington, Psc, D/B/A Emw Women's Clinic of Lexington v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ex Rel. Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. (Ky. 2016). “shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than then thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation."); KRS 216B.042(1)(c) ("The Cabinet shall.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216B.042(1) — 1 case
Valdivia v. Paducah Ctr. for Health & Rehab. (W.D. Ky. 2020). “Ulrich cited to KRS § 216B.042, among others, “to support her contention that her termination violated public policy.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216B.042(1)(c) — 1 case
Eubanks & Marshall of Lexington, Psc, D/B/A Emw Women's Clinic of Lexington v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ex Rel. Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. (Ky. 2016). “shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than then thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation."); KRS 216B.042(1)(c) ("The Cabinet shall.”
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