(1) The Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in terms of conducting eligibility determination and providing oversight over enrollment and claims payment.
(2) The program shall include a system of outreach and referral for children who may be eligible for the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program. The program shall work with the Department for Medicaid Services, the Department for Community Based Services, schools, pediatricians, public health departments, and other entities interested in the health of children in developing the system of outreach and referral.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 205.6489

  • Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

(3) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to establish a structure for quality assurance and utilization review under KRS § 205.6481 to KRS § 205.6495 and KRS § 304.17A-340.
(4) The Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program shall collect, analyze, and publicly disseminate comprehensive data on the number of children enrolled in the program, services received through the program, and the effect on health outcomes of children served by the program including the special health needs of minority children. The information collected by the program shall be subject to KRS
216.2927(1). The program shall have access to all data collected by the cabinet under KRS § 216.2920 to KRS § 216.2929 and shall coordinate program data collection efforts with the data collection efforts of the cabinet under KRS § 216.2920 to
216.2929.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 263, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 36, effective July 14, 2000. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
253, sec. 5, effective April 2, 1998.