(1) The board may:
(a) Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 309.406

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

necessary to regulate and control all matters set forth in KRS § 309.400 to
309.422 relating to manufacturers and wholesale distributors of home medical equipment and home medical equipment and services providers in this state, to the extent that regulation and control has not been delegated to some other agency of the Commonwealth, provided that:
1. Administrative regulations relating to home medical equipment and services providers shall be limited to the regulation and control of home medical equipment sold pursuant to a medical order; and
2. Nothing contained in KRS § 309.400 to KRS § 309.422 shall be construed as authorizing the board to promulgate any administrative regulations relating to prices or fees or to advertising or the promotion of the sales or use of commodities or services;
(b) Issue subpoenas, schedule and conduct hearings, or appoint hearing officers to schedule and conduct hearings on behalf of the board on any matter under the jurisdiction of the board;
(c) Issue and renew all licenses for home medical equipment and services providers;
(d) Investigate all complaints or violations of the home medical equipment laws and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board;
(e) Perform all other functions necessary to carry out applicable provisions of law and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board, relating to manufacturers and wholesale distributors of home medical equipment and home medical equipment and services providers;
(f) Assess reasonable fees, in addition to the fees specifically provided for in KRS § 309.400 to KRS § 309.422 consistent with KRS § 61.870 to KRS § 61.884, for services rendered to perform its duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to the following:
1. Issuance of duplicate licenses;
2. Mailing lists or reports of data maintained by the board;
3. Making copies of documents; or
4. Providing notices of meetings;
(g) Seize any item of home medical equipment found by the board to constitute an imminent danger to the public health and welfare; and
(h) Oversee and administer the licensure of home medical equipment and services providers pursuant to KRS § 309.400 to KRS § 309.422.
(2) In addition to the sanctions provided in KRS § 309.418, the board or its hearing officer shall direct any licensee found guilty of a charge involving a violation of home medical equipment laws, rules, or administrative regulations of the state, any
other state, or federal government, to pay to the board a sum not to exceed the reasonable costs of investigation and prosecution of the case, not to exceed twenty- five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(3) In an action for recovery of costs, proof of the board’s order shall be conclusive proof of the validity of the order of payment and any terms for payment.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Created 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2016.