(1) The secretary for health and family services and the secretary’s designated representatives in the discharge of the duties of the secretary may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records considered necessary and relevant as evidence at hearings held in connection with the administration of the cabinet.
(2) The secretary may delegate any duties of the office of secretary to employees of the cabinet as the secretary deems necessary and appropriate, unless otherwise prohibited by statutes.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 194A.025

  • Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 194A.005
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Secretary: means the secretary for health and family services. See Kentucky Statutes 194A.005

(3) The secretary may enter into any contracts and agreements with individuals, colleges, universities, associations, corporations, municipalities, and other units of government as may be deemed necessary to carry out the general intent and purposes of the cabinet.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 151, effective June 20, 2005. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998.

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