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922 KAR 5:120. Vulnerable adult maltreatment registry and appeals

KentuckyregulationCabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services· effective 2025-02-13

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The cabinet shall establish a vulnerable adult maltreatment registry that contains individuals found to be a perpetrator of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation.(922 KAR 5:120. Vulnerable adult maltreatment registry and appeals)
  • 2Within thirty (30) days of receipt of an appeal/error-resolution request, the commissioner or designee shall act on the request; the cabinet shall not dismiss a request for appeal as untimely if an appellant demonstrates good cause.(922 KAR 5:120. Vulnerable adult maltreatment registry and appeals)
  • 3Upon making a finding, the cabinet shall send notice of the finding to the perpetrator by certified mail to the perpetrator's last known address (providing due process prior to addition to the registry).(922 KAR 5:120. Vulnerable adult maltreatment registry and appeals)
  • 4An individual's name shall remain on the vulnerable adult maltreatment registry for a period of at least seven (7) years.(922 KAR 5:120. Vulnerable adult maltreatment registry and appeals)
  • 5The vulnerable adult maltreatment registry shall be available for a web-based query using a secure methodology by authorized parties (including vulnerable adult services providers conducting caregiver screening).(922 KAR 5:120. Vulnerable adult maltreatment registry and appeals)

Applies to: personal care

Establishes Kentucky's vulnerable adult maltreatment registry (the "Caregiver Misconduct Registry" referenced by home care waiver background-check rules), the due-process notice and appeal procedures before an individual is added, registry query access for providers, and error-resolution procedures.

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