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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in KRS 217.5401 to 217.5408:
(1) “Biological product” means a virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, protein other than a chemically synthesized polypeptide, allergenic product or analogous product, or arsphenamine or derivative of arsphenamine or any other trivalent organic arsenic compound, applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition of human beings;
(2) “Device” has the same meaning as in KRS 217.015;
(3) “Drug” has the same meaning as in KRS 217.015;
(4) “Eligible patient” means an individual who meets the requirements of KRS 217.5403;
(5) “Health care provider” means a licensed physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed physician assistant;
(6) “Health facility” has the same meaning as in KRS 216B.015;
(7) “Investigational drug, biological product, or device” means a drug, biological product, or device that:
(a) Has successfully completed Phase I of a clinical trial but has not yet been approved for general use by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
(b) Remains under investigation in a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved clinical trial;
(8) “Terminal illness” means a progressive disease or a medical or surgical condition that:
(a) Entails significant functional impairment;
(b) Is not considered by a treating health care provider to be reversible even with administration of a treatment currently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
(c) Without life-sustaining procedures, will result in death; and
(9) “Written informed consent” means a written document that meets the requirements of KRS 217.5407.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 217.5401.Definitions for KRS 217.5401 to 217.5408 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xviii-public-health/ky-rev-st-sect-217-5401/
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