(1) The cost of creating, establishing, and maintaining the independent district health department shall be paid by the participating local boards of health in proportion to the taxable property of each county as determined by respective county assessments and in accordance with revenues generated pursuant to authority under KRS
212.720 and 212.725.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 212.794

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) The independent district health department shall be entitled to the same state aid as provided for county and district health departments under KRS § 212.120, upon notification of the establishment of the department being given to the cabinet, as provided in KRS § 212.120. Funding from the cabinet shall be continued at least at the same level and proportion for similar public health activities the district after enactment of KRS § 212.780 to KRS § 212.794 as before. Modification of annual allotments shall not be made unless in accordance with causes enumerated under the provisions of KRS § 212.120.
(3) An independent district board of health may establish schedules of fees and charges for any services rendered by the department and may recover the fees and charges for services from any person who receives services.
(4) A board may make reasonable classifications in fee schedules based upon the financial ability of the person to pay and may vary charges in accordance with income classifications but no fee charged shall exceed the approximate cost of rendering such service.
(5) The district director of health shall prepare a budget for the board’s approval and set forth the total funds available from all sources for actual and estimated expenditure during the fiscal year. Fiscal years shall begin on July 1 of each year and shall end on June 30 of the following year.
(6) A board shall install and maintain a system of accounting and records and shall file an annual report and other documents required by the fiscal courts, to the cabinet and to the local boards of health within one hundred twenty (120) days of the close of the board’s fiscal year.
(7) A board shall comply with the provisions of KRS § 65A.010 to KRS § 65A.090.
Effective: March 21, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 68, effective March 21, 2013. — Created
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 8, effective July 13, 1990.