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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in KRS 216.785 to 216.793, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Assisted living community” shall have the same meaning as in KRS 194A.700;
(2) “Crime” means a conviction of or a plea of guilty to a felony offense related to theft; abuse or sale of illegal drugs; abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult; or the commission of a sex crime. Conviction of or a plea of guilty to an offense committed outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a crime if the offense would have been a felony in Kentucky if committed in Kentucky;
(3) “Direct care service” has the same meaning as in KRS 216.718;
(4) “Health care services agency” has the same meaning as in KRS 216.718; and
(5) “Senior citizen” means a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 216.785.Definitions for KRS 216.785 to 216.793 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xviii-public-health/ky-rev-st-sect-216-785/
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