Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 311.823.Denying or depriving a born-alive infant of care or treatment; duty of physician performing abortion; born-alive infant to be treated as legal person; born-alive infant to become ward of state if parent seeks to terminate parental rights; construction of section's requirements; limitation of parent's criminal and civil liability

(a) Nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant for any reason, including but not limited to:

(b) Medically appropriate and reasonable medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care.

(2)(a) A physician performing an abortion shall take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant. If an abortion performed in a:

(b) If the physician is unable to perform the duties in paragraph (a) of this subsection because he or she is assisting the woman on whom the abortion was performed, then an attending physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse, or other healthcare provider shall assume the duties outlined in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(5)(a) The requirements of this section shall not be construed to prevent a born-alive infant's parent or guardian from refusing to give consent to medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care which is not medically appropriate or reasonable, including care or treatment that:

(b) The parent or guardian of a born-alive infant shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for the actions of a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse, or other healthcare provider that are in violation of this section and to which the parent or guardian did not give consent.