Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/21/2024
.010 Definitions for chapter.
.015 Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services -- Members -- Terms -- Quorum -- Procedure -- Removal of members -- Reimbursement -- Annual reports.
.020 Powers and duties of board -- Executive director and deputy executive director -- Persons employed by board -- Personnel committee -- Proposed biennial budget.
.022 Transfer of employees of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services under the Community and Technical College System to KRS Chapter 18A personnel system.
.024 Emergency Medical Services Education Grant Program -- Establishment -- Terms -- Fund -- Board oversight and administration.
.025 Levels of certification or licensure -- Administrative regulations -- Emergency services medical director.
.027 Residence requirement prohibited for response providers and licensed ambulance services -- Response within specified time.
.030 Administrative regulations relating to ambulance services, mobile integrated healthcare programs, first response providers, and emergency medical services training institutions -- Ground ambulance licensure standards.
.032 Posting of fee schedules of licensed ambulance providers -- Report -- Modification -- Penalty -- Administrative regulations.
.035 Functions of chapter to be carried out by board.
.040 Advisory opinions.
.045 Coordinator and other positions -- Emergency Medical Services for Children Program -- Funds received by program.
.050 Restrictions on persons and programs not licensed or certified -- Activities prohibited to persons licensed or certified -- Reporting of prohibited activities -- Penalties and disciplinary action.
.055 Complaint of violation of chapter -- Investigation -- Transfer of ambulance service complaints and investigations -- Notification -- Preliminary inquiry board -- Hearing -- Order -- Appeal -- Discipline -- Sexual contact with patient -- Confidentiality.
.060 Sanctions for violations -- Disciplinary actions -- Criminal charges.
.065 Psychological or physical evaluation.
.070 Written notice of complaint or proposed action.
.075 Immediate temporary suspension of license or certification -- Hearing.
.080 Persons prohibited from operating ambulance service or first response program -- Penalties.
.085 Notification of disciplinary action taken against business or professional licensee.
.090 Notification of criminal conviction.
.095 Expiration of license and certification -- Renewal -- Lapsed license or certification -- Reinstatement -- Correspondence -- Retention of license or certification.
.100 Criminal background investigation of applicant.
.105 Mailing and electronic mailing address -- Service of notice or orders of board.
.110 Repealed, 2019.
.115 Repealed, 2019.
.120 Educational course and continuing education -- Administrative regulations.
.125 Continuing competence -- Education courses.
.127 Repealed, 2019.
.130 In-service training -- Records -- Penalties -- Board recognition of training.
.135 Paramedics -- Administrative regulations -- Relicensure programs.
.140 Emergency medical technicians -- Administrative regulations -- Renewal of certification and licensure -- Paramedics to be certified as emergency medical technicians.
.142 Reciprocity for certification or licensure of member of military as emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic -- Reciprocity of licensure and certification with another state -- Administrative regulations.
.145 Fees and charges -- Trust and agency fund.
.150 Privileges and immunities of paramedics and first responders.
.155 Emergency medical services grant program -- Trust and agency account -- Withholding funds for emergency purposes -- Grants to fiscal courts -- Administrative regulations -- Emergency funding.
.160 First responders -- Permitted activities -- Reasonable control by employers -- Utilization of first responders in medical care facilities.
.165 Emergency medical technicians -- Permitted activities -- Reasonable control by employers -- Utilization of emergency medical technicians in medical care facilities.
.167 Procedures that an advanced medical technician may perform -- New curriculum or administrative regulation -- Reasonable control by employer -- Construction.
.170 Paramedics -- Administrative regulations -- Permitted activities -- Employment by hospitals -- Reasonable control by employers.
.175 Exceeding scope of practice -- Discipline prohibited for refusal to exceed scope of practice.
.180 Medical control documents -- Review -- Approval -- Appeal -- Schedule for submission and review.
.185 Repealed, 2024.
.190 Information furnished to board by providers and program -- Patient care record report form -- Annual reports -- Confidentiality -- Report to medical facility, ambulance provider, and patient -- Records -- Disclosure and admissibility of data and records -- Cabinet access to data.
.195 Administration of epinephrine -- Supply of epinephrine and needles -- Medical protocols.
.200 Limited certification or license issued to felon in correctional institution -- Penalties.