Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 211.690.Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) Program for at-risk parents

(1) There is established within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) Program as a voluntary statewide home visitation program, for the purpose of providing assistance to at-risk parents during the prenatal period and until the child's third birthday. The HANDS Program recognizes that parents are the primary decision-makers for their children. The goals of the HANDS program shall be to:

(2) The cabinet shall administer the HANDS Program in cooperation with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the local public health departments. The voluntary home visitation program may supplement, but shall not duplicate, any existing program that provides assistance to parents of young children.

(3) The HANDS Program shall include educational components on:

(4) Participants in the HANDS Program shall express informed consent to participate by agreement on a form promulgated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

(5) Participants in the HANDS Program shall participate in the home visitation program through in-person face-to-face methods or through tele-service delivery methods. For the purposes of this subsection, “tele-service” means a home visitation service provided through video communication with the HANDS provider, parent, and child present in real time.