Kentucky Statutes 311.6204 – Definitions for KRS 311.6204 to 311.6207
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As used in KRS § 311.6204 to KRS § 311.6207:
(1) (a) “Career fatigue” means a work-related, psychological disorder that manifests in emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment.
(b) Career fatigue does not include any condition that impairs the physician’s judgment or adversely affects the physician’s ability to practice medicine in a competent, ethical, and professional manner; and
(2) (a) “Physician wellness program” means a program that:
1. Is organized or contracted for by a Kentucky-based trade association exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code that represents physicians licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in Kentucky; and
2. Provides counseling, coaching, or similar services to address issues related to career fatigue.
(b) A physician wellness program does not include an impaired physician program authorized by KRS § 311.616.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has renumbered the subsections in this statute during codification to place the terms in alphabetical order. The words in the text were not changed.
(1) (a) “Career fatigue” means a work-related, psychological disorder that manifests in emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311.6204
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(b) Career fatigue does not include any condition that impairs the physician’s judgment or adversely affects the physician’s ability to practice medicine in a competent, ethical, and professional manner; and
(2) (a) “Physician wellness program” means a program that:
1. Is organized or contracted for by a Kentucky-based trade association exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code that represents physicians licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in Kentucky; and
2. Provides counseling, coaching, or similar services to address issues related to career fatigue.
(b) A physician wellness program does not include an impaired physician program authorized by KRS § 311.616.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has renumbered the subsections in this statute during codification to place the terms in alphabetical order. The words in the text were not changed.