The Office of Drug Control Policy, in cooperation with the Division of Kentucky State Medical Examiners Office and its laboratory services, shall prepare and publish on its Web site an annual public report to the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet which includes:
(1) The number of drug-related deaths;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 72.280

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) The decedent‘s age, race, and gender but not his or her name or address; (3) The counties in which those deaths occurred;
(4) The scientific, trade, or generic names of the drugs involved; and
(5) The method by which the drugs were obtained, when available.
Effective: July 20, 2012
History: Amended 2012 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 8, effective July 20,
2012. — Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/20/2012). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 335, instructs the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in the Act, as it confirms the reorganization of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. Such a correction has been made in this statute.