Disabilities and the Disabled


ABLE Act, create Kentucky trust and program for use with

Americans with Disabilities Act, recognizing 25th anniversary of

Assisted outpatient treatment, establish court orders for

Benefit cards, photo ID required

Disabilities Awareness Day, February 5, 2015, designation of

Disabled parking placard, allow issuance to applicants aged 80 or older

Disabled parking placards, hole-punch system, requirements for

Education costs, disabled emergency responder dependents, eligibility for

First Steps, contractual obligations, requirement of cabinet to fulfill

First Steps, require the cabinet to fulfill contractual obligations

Guardianship, Custodianship, Civil Commitment, and Mental Competency Task Force, create

Guardianship, Custodianship, Civil Commitment, and Mental Competency Task Force, creation of

HCBS waiver reimbursement for aged or individuals with developmental disability

Home and hospital instruction visits, increase minimum requirement for

Hospital-to-Home Transition Program, establishment of

Human Rights Commission, reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities filing complaints

Long term care facilities, nurse staffing requirements, establishment of

Long-term-care facilities, background and registry checks for owners and employees

Long-term-care facilities, nurse staffing requirements, establishment of

Long-term-care staffing ratios, implementation of

Medicaid eligibility determinations, establishment of deadlines for agencies

Medicaid eligibility, property, fair market value for

Medical cannabis, permit use

Medical review panel process, waiver of

Nurse aide training in dementia, require

Presumptive eligibility for home health services, permit

Proxy hunting program, disabled hunters, pilot project

Rare Disease Day, designating

Reorganization, Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Executive Order 2014-618

Reorganization, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Executive Order 2014-988

Special education, eligibility through end of school year in which student has 22nd birthday

Spina bifida, provide information

Stroke centers, establishing certification

Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with

Teaches, leaves of absence, compliance with

Visually impaired and blind pedestrians, add information to Kentucky Driver Manual pertaining to


Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:10 PM (EST)