Kentucky Statutes 216.785 – Definitions for KRS 216.785 to 216.793
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As used in KRS § 216.785 to KRS § 216.793, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Assisted living community” shall have the same meaning as in KRS § 194A.700;
(2) “Crime” means a conviction of or a plea of guilty to a felony offense related to theft; abuse or sale of illegal drugs; abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult; or the commission of a sex crime. Conviction of or a plea of guilty to an offense committed outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a crime if the offense would have been a felony in Kentucky if committed in Kentucky;
(3) “Direct care service” has the same meaning as in KRS § 216.718;
(4) “Health care services agency” has the same meaning as in KRS § 216.718; and
(5) “Senior citizen” means a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 16, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 380, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 427, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has altered the punctuation of the definition in subsection (1) of this statute during codification to reflect changes made to the internal reference to KRS § 194A.700 in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1. The words in the text were not changed.
(1) “Assisted living community” shall have the same meaning as in KRS § 194A.700;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 216.785
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) “Crime” means a conviction of or a plea of guilty to a felony offense related to theft; abuse or sale of illegal drugs; abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult; or the commission of a sex crime. Conviction of or a plea of guilty to an offense committed outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a crime if the offense would have been a felony in Kentucky if committed in Kentucky;
(3) “Direct care service” has the same meaning as in KRS § 216.718;
(4) “Health care services agency” has the same meaning as in KRS § 216.718; and
(5) “Senior citizen” means a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 16, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 380, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 427, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has altered the punctuation of the definition in subsection (1) of this statute during codification to reflect changes made to the internal reference to KRS § 194A.700 in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1. The words in the text were not changed.