For the purposes of KRS § 199.800 to KRS § 199.801:
(1) “Department” means the Department for Community Based Services;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 199.800

  • Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
  • Child-caring facility: means any institution or group home, including institutions and group homes that are publicly operated, providing residential care on a twenty-four (24) hour basis to children, not related by blood, adoption, or marriage to the person maintaining the facility, other than an institution or group home certified by an appropriate agency as operated primarily for educational or medical purposes, or a residential program operated or contracted by the Department of Juvenile Justice that maintains accreditation, or obtains accreditation within two (2) years of opening from a nationally recognized accrediting organization. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
  • Department: means the Department for Community Based Services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

(2) “Home county” means the county in which the child‘s natural parents, adoptive parents, or guardian reside. If the parents are divorced, the home county is the county of residence of the parent with legal custody. If the child is committed, the home county is the county of original commitment or case responsibility;
(3) “Home region” means the Department for Community Based Services region in which the child’s home county is located;
(4) “Type of placement” means the living arrangement, including family foster home, child-caring facility, or other residential alternative that is deemed appropriate for a child as determined by the department; and
(5) “Unmet need” means the type of facility or placement needed to serve the child’s needs which is unavailable at the time placement is being sought for the child.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 23, effective July 14, 2000. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
395, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998.