(1) There is created in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services a Division of
Women’s Health for the purpose of:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 194A.095


(a) Serving as a repository for data and information affecting women’s physical and mental health issues;
(b) Analyzing and communicating trends in women’s health issues and mental health;
(c) Recommending to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services data elements affecting women’s physical and mental health. The division shall advise and direct which data elements should be collected, analyzed, and reported in a timely manner under KRS § 216.2920 to KRS § 216.2929;
(d) Cooperating and collaborating with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in receiving and disseminating through all forms of media including the Internet relevant aggregate data findings under KRS
216.2920 to 216.2929 which affect women; and
(e) Planning, developing, and administering a Women’s Health Resource Center within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to focus on targeted preventive care and comprehensive health education.
(2) The division may accept gifts, grants, and bequests in support of its mission and duties specified in subsection (1) of this section. All money received shall be administered by the cabinet, which shall administer these funds through appropriate trust and agency accounts.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 29, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 15, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 154, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 427, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1998.