Kentucky Revised Statutes Title V. Military Affairs § 39A.350.Definitions for KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366

(1) “Disaster relief organization” means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health services provided by volunteer health practitioners and that:

(2) “Emergency” has the same meaning as used in KRS 39A.020;

(3) “Emergency declaration” has the same meaning as “declared emergency” as used in KRS 39A.020;

(4) “Emergency Management Assistance Compact” means the interstate compact established under KRS 39A.950;

(5) “Health facility” has the same meaning as used in KRS 216B.015;

(6) “Health practitioner” means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health services;

(7) “Health services” means:

(8) “Host entity” means an entity operating in this state which uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency;

(9) “License” means authorization by a state to engage in health services that are unlawful without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws of this state to an individual to provide health services based upon a national certification issued by a public or private entity;

(10) “Scope of practice” means the extent of the authorization to provide health services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including any conditions imposed by the licensing authority; and

(11) “Voluntary health practitioner” means a health practitioner who provides health services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. The term does not include a practitioner who receives compensation pursuant to a preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate which requires the practitioner to provide health services in this state, unless the practitioner is not a resident of this state and is employed by a disaster relief organization providing services in this state while an emergency declaration is in effect.