The amounts recovered for any reason from a recipient or the estate of a recipient of public assistance shall be deposited to a special account in the revolving, trust and agency fund account of the cabinet. This fund shall be administered and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as is provided by law for other special funds in the State Treasury. The moneys received heretofore and hereafter deposited in the fund may in the discretion of the secretary and with the approval of the Governor be used for public assistance administrative cost, grant purposes, or both. Any balance in this fund shall not lapse at any time, but shall be continuously available to the cabinet for the purposes set out in this section. A general statement that all continuing appropriations are repealed shall not be construed as repealing this section.
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(21). — Amended 1956 Ky.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 205.290

  • Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
  • Public assistance: means money grants, assistance in kind, or services to or for the benefit of needy aged, needy blind, needy permanently and totally disabled persons, needy children, or persons with whom a needy child lives or a family containing a combination of these categories, except that the term shall not be construed to permit the granting of financial aid where the purpose of such aid is to obtain an abortion. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
  • Secretary: means the secretary for health and family services or his authorized representative. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Acts ch. 29, sec. 1. — Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 10.

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