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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The secretaries of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Education and Labor Cabinet and the chief state school officer shall jointly develop and implement a statewide plan, with adequate opportunity for public comment, to serve all persons with developmental disabilities not otherwise entitled to and receiving the same services under another state or federal act, which will include provisions for:
(a) Identification and prompt and adequate interdisciplinary assessment;
(b) Case management services; and
(c) Services and residential alternatives as defined by this chapter in the least restrictive, individually appropriate environment.
(2) The first plan and annual updates shall be presented to the Legislative Research Commission which shall refer it to an appropriate committee for review and comment.
(3) The plan shall include:
(a) The number of institution residents on waiting lists for placement in the community;
(b) The number of persons outside institutions on waiting lists for placement in the institution;
(c) The number of persons for whom no placement is made nor services provided because of a lack of community resources;
(d) The number, type, nature, and cost of services necessary for placement to occur;
(e) The status of compliance with the plan;
(f) The cabinets' specific efforts to increase residential and institutional services and documentation of the success of these efforts; and
(g) The specific plans for new efforts to enhance the opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities to move into less restrictive environments.
(4) The state health plan shall be developed consistently with the plan required under this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVII. Labor and Human Rights § 347.040.Joint statewide plan to serve developmentally disabled persons - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxvii-labor-and-human-rights/ky-rev-st-sect-347-040/
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