MEDICAL LABORATORIES

KRS tit. XXVI, ch. 333

in effect

KRS 333.010 Purpose of law

333.010. Purpose of law It is the declared purpose of this chapter to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state from the hazards of improper performance by medical laboratories. The General Assembly recognizes that medical laboratories provide essential services to the medical practitioner by furnishing him vital information which is essential to a determination of the nature, cause, and extent of the condition involved and that the people of this state are entitled to receive the highest level of competence, reliability, and accuracy that may be expected from medical laboratories and that unreliable and inaccurate reports may cause unnecessary anxiety, suffering, financial burdens, and even contribute directly to death. It is the intent of this chapter to safeguard the health of the people of this state by regulating the operation of medical laboratories. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 2.

KRS 333.020 Definitions for chapter

333.020. Definitions for chapter As used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: (1) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, municipality, political subdivision, or any other entity whether organized for profit or not; (2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (3) "Medical laboratory" means any institution, building, place, or any other facility in which operations and procedures for the microbiological, serological, chemical, hematological, immunohematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other methods of examination of tissues including blood, secretions, and excretions of the human body are performed to obtain information in diagnosing, preventing, or treating disease, or in which the results of any examination, determination, or test are used as a basis for health advice. These activities include the diagnosis and identification of disease by the examination of tissues removed by surgery and also the determination of cause of death by the examination of tissues removed at autopsy. The term "clinical laboratory" shall be deemed synonymous with the term "medical laboratory," and includes laboratories operated and maintained exclusively for teaching purposes; (4) "Medical laboratory director" means the individual who is responsible for the administrative, scientific, and technical operation of the medical laboratory, including supervision of laboratory procedures, reporting of findings, and active participation to such extent as may be necessary to assure compliance with the law. He shall be responsible for the proper performance of all work in the laboratory and shall direct, supervise, and be responsible for the work of subordinates; (5) "Medical laboratory supervisor" means an individual who, under the general supervision of a medical laboratory director, supervises technical personnel, performs tests requiring special scientific skills, experience, and educational background, and, in the absence of the director, is held responsible for the proper performance of all medical laboratory procedures and the reporting of results; (6) "Medical laboratory technologist" means an individual who performs tests which require the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, with minimal supervision by the director or supervisor, in only those specialties or subspecialties in which they are qualified by education, training, and experience; (7) "Medical laboratory technician" means any individual other than the medical laboratory director, supervisor, technologist, or trainee who functions under the supervision of a medical laboratory director, supervisor, or technologist and performs only those medical laboratory procedures which require limited skill, responsibility, and a minimal exercise of independent judgment; (8) "Medical laboratory trainee" means any individual in a medical laboratory who is seeking training and experience which, combined with the appropriate educational background, will qualify that person for employment as a "medical technologist" or "medical laboratory technician." Trainees may perform procedures under the direct supervision of the laboratory director, supervisor, or medical technologist; (9) "Medical laboratory personnel" includes the medical laboratory director, supervisor, technologist, or technician, but does not include medical laboratory assistants, trainees, or other individuals employed by a medical laboratory to perform clerical or other administrative responsibilities; (10) "Medical laboratory evaluation program" means a program for evaluating the proficiency of medical laboratories by the cabinet; and (11) "Medical laboratory advisory committee" shall mean a group of consultants appointed by the secretary for health and family services or his designee to advise the cabinet on matters relating to the regulation of medical laboratories. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 602, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 553, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 93; and ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(2). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 3.

KRS 333.030 License for medical laboratory required

333.030. License for medical laboratory required Except as provided in KRS 333.040, no person shall construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a medical laboratory in this state unless a license therefor has been obtained from the cabinet. A separate license shall be obtained for each location. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 11.

KRS 333.040 Medical laboratories not subject to law

333.040. Medical laboratories not subject to law This chapter applies to all medical laboratories within the State of Kentucky, except: (1) Medical laboratories operated by the United States government; (2) Medical laboratories operated by a licensed physician, or a group of licensed physicians, solely and exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of their own patients; if any referred work is received or performed by such medical laboratories, all provisions of this chapter shall apply; (3) Medical laboratories operated by hospitals licensed by the secretary for health and family services; (4) Medical laboratories operated and maintained exclusively for research purposes, involving no patient or public health service whatsoever; and (5) Medical laboratories operated by facilities holding a permit pursuant to KRS 315.035 and holding a valid certification issued pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA), as amended, solely and exclusively in connection with assisting a patient with the use of CLIA-waived tests available from the facility's stock or inventory, and in connection with testing and treatment of patients covered under collaborative care agreements established under KRS 315.010 and other applicable laws. If any referred work is received or performed by these medical laboratories, all provisions of this chapter shall apply. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 603, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 554, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 531, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 298, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 384, sec. 108, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 4.

KRS 333.050 Application for license -- License to be limited -- Not issued, when

333.050. Application for license -- License to be limited -- Not issued, when Application for a medical laboratory license shall be made under oath by the director of the medical laboratory. The license shall be issued only for the performance of those medical laboratory procedures which the particular laboratory, by virtue of the educational and experience background of its laboratory personnel and the nature of its equipment and facilities, is competent to perform. A license shall not be issued unless the cabinet determines that the medical laboratory is adequately staffed and equipped to operate in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 13.

KRS 333.060 Contents of license

333.060. Contents of license A medical laboratory license shall specify, on the face thereof, the names of the director and the owner, the procedures or categories of procedures authorized, the period for which it is valid, and the location at which such procedures must be performed. The license shall be prominently displayed. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 14.

KRS 333.070 Duration of license -- Fees

333.070. Duration of license -- Fees A medical laboratory license shall be valid for the calendar year for which it is issued. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish fees, not to exceed the administrative costs to the program, for the initial application for a license and license renewal. The license shall be renewable upon expiration and reapplication accompanied by the annual renewal fee. Fees collected by the cabinet shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a revolving fund account for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The balance of said account shall lapse to the general fund at the end of each biennium. Effective: July 1, 2019 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 19, effective July 1, 2019. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 15.

KRS 333.080 Director of laboratory responsible for conduct of laboratory -- License not transferable

333.080. Director of laboratory responsible for conduct of laboratory -- License not transferable A license to operate a medical laboratory shall be issued to the director for the purposes stated in the application, and he shall be responsible to the cabinet for the maintenance and conduct thereof including any violations of the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder. A license shall be valid only in the hands of the person to whom it is issued and shall not be the subject of sale, assignment, or transfer (voluntary or involuntary) nor shall a license be valid for any premises other than those for which issued. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 12.

KRS 333.090 Qualifications of laboratory director -- Limit on tests

333.090. Qualifications of laboratory director -- Limit on tests (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the director of a medical laboratory shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky. (2) The director of a medical laboratory may be the holder of an earned doctoral degree, with a chemical, physical or biological science as his major subject, from an institution accredited by an appropriate agency of the state or by any other equivalent accrediting agency acceptable to the cabinet or from an institution which, in the opinion of the cabinet, maintains standards equivalent to those of an institution accredited as aforesaid, who subsequent to graduation has had at least two (2) years of experience in the medical laboratory specialty for which he was trained. (3) In the event an individual has been serving as a director of a medical laboratory in Kentucky for a period of not less than a year prior to January 1, 1969, he may continue to direct such medical laboratory notwithstanding the requirement of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, provided, however, that the cabinet may require (in the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state) as a condition precedent to the issuance of an original or renewal license hereunder, that such individuals demonstrate their ability satisfactorily to perform medical laboratory examinations and to direct a medical laboratory. (4) Tests performed in a laboratory directed by a nonphysician shall be limited to the specialties or subspecialties of medical laboratory procedures for which the director is personally qualified through education and experience and no medical interpretation of test results, diagnosis, prognosis, or suggested treatment shall be made. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 16.

KRS 333.100 Qualifications of laboratory personnel may be prescribed

333.100. Qualifications of laboratory personnel may be prescribed The cabinet may prescribe minimal qualifications for medical laboratory personnel including but not limited to microbiology, serology, chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, biophysics, cytology, or pathology. Effective: June 24, 2015 History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 23, effective June 24, 2015. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 26, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 17.

KRS 333.110 Permit required for school for medical laboratory personnel

333.110. Permit required for school for medical laboratory personnel No person shall construct, acquire, maintain or operate a school for training medical laboratory personnel and/or medical laboratory trainees in this state unless approval has first been obtained from the cabinet. Approval shall be contingent upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the curriculum, personnel and equipment of such school is adequate to provide quality training in medical laboratory techniques. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 10.

KRS 333.120 Inspection of medical laboratories

333.120. Inspection of medical laboratories The cabinet is authorized to inspect the premises and operations of all medical laboratories for the purpose of studying and evaluating the operation, supervision, and procedures of such facilities and to determine their effect upon the health and safety of the people of this state. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 6.

KRS 333.130 Reports of laboratories as to test results

333.130. Reports of laboratories as to test results The cabinet may require reporting by medical laboratories of selected test results for the protection of the public health. The cabinet may furnish forms for this purpose. Such reports shall not be construed as constituting a diagnosis nor shall any medical laboratory or medical laboratory personnel making such a report be held liable for having violated a trust or confidential relationship by filing such a report. The reports submitted shall be deemed confidential and not subject to public inspection. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 7.

KRS 333.140 Reports as to operation of laboratories

333.140. Reports as to operation of laboratories The cabinet may require medical laboratory directors to submit such reports concerning medical laboratory operations as may be reasonably necessary to administer this chapter, such as changes of personnel, services or program. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 8.

KRS 333.150 Human specimens to be examined only on request of authorized persons -- Transmission of medical laboratory results -- Compliance with HIPAA -- Contents of lab report

333.150. Human specimens to be examined only on request of authorized persons -- Transmission of medical laboratory results -- Compliance with HIPAA -- Contents of lab report (1) A medical laboratory shall examine human specimens only at the request of a licensed physician, podiatrist, dentist, or other person authorized by law to use the findings of medical laboratory examinations. The results of a test shall be reported to the licensed health care provider who requested it. (2) Medical laboratory results may be transmitted to: (a) Any health care provider who is treating the patient; (b) An electronic health information exchange or network for the purposes of transmitting medical laboratory results to the ordering provider and to any other provider for the purposes of treatment, payment, or operations if patient consent has been obtained under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191; and (c) An electronic health information exchange or network for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, and its related federal regulations, and the 21st Century Cures Act, Pub. L. No. 114-255, and its related federal regulations. (3) All transactions under subsection (2) of this section shall be in compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (4) Laboratory reports shall include the name of the director and the name and address of the medical laboratory in which the test was actually performed. All specimens accepted by a medical laboratory shall be tested on the premises except that specimens for infrequently performed tests may be forwarded for examination to another medical laboratory licensed under this chapter or to a medical laboratory located outside this state if licensed or approved by the appropriate agency of the state concerned. Effective:April 12, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 2, effective April 12, 2022. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 17. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 18.

KRS 333.152 Laboratory tests -- Disclosure -- Exceptions

333.152. Laboratory tests -- Disclosure -- Exceptions (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, a health care provider requesting that a medical laboratory test for a patient is performed shall not engage in information blocking as described in 42 U.S.C. sec. 300jj-52. (2) The following reports or test results and any other related results shall not be disclosed to a patient as part of the patient s electronic health record, or in the case of a clinical laboratory test result, or pathology report, shall not be disclosed by the person or entity that administers and controls the patient s electronic health record, until seventy-two (72) hours after the results are finalized, unless the health care provider directs the release of the results before the end of that seventy-two (72) hour period: (a) Pathology reports or radiology reports that have a reasonable likelihood of showing a finding of malignancy; or (b) Tests that could reveal genetic markers. Effective:April 12, 2022 History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 1, effective April 12, 2022.

KRS 333.160 Who may collect human specimens

333.160. Who may collect human specimens Only a licensed physician, dentist or other person authorized by law shall manipulate a patient for the collection of specimens, except that qualified personnel authorized by him may collect human blood or materials for smears or cultures. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 19.

KRS 333.170 Unlicensed person not to maintain office for collection of specimens -- Shipment through mails regulated

333.170. Unlicensed person not to maintain office for collection of specimens -- Shipment through mails regulated (1) No person shall represent, or maintain an office or specimen collection station or other facility for the representation of any medical laboratory situated in this state unless the medical laboratory so represented is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) No person shall represent, or maintain an office or a specimen collection station or other facility for the representation of any medical laboratory situated outside this state unless the medical laboratory so represented is licensed or approved by the appropriate agency of the state concerned. (3) The cabinet may, from time to time, determine which tests may be performed on specimens shipped through the mails and may prescribe requirements for collection, transportation, and preservation of such specimens. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 20.

KRS 333.180 Records -- Quality control programs

333.180. Records -- Quality control programs (1) Records involving medical laboratory services and copies of reports of laboratory tests shall be kept for the period of time and in a manner prescribed by regulation of the secretary. They shall be made available to representatives of the cabinet for inspection during regular office hours. (2) Each medical laboratory shall establish its own quality control program acceptable to the cabinet including use of, where applicable, reference or control sera and other biological samples, concurrent calibration standards, and control chart recordings. History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 21.

KRS 333.190 Denial, revocation, or suspension of laboratory license

333.190. Denial, revocation, or suspension of laboratory license A medical laboratory license may be denied, revoked, suspended, limited, annulled, or renewal thereof denied for any of the following reasons: (1) Making false statements on an application for medical laboratory license or any other documents required by the cabinet. (2) Permitting unauthorized persons to perform technical procedures or to issue or sign reports. (3) Demonstrating incompetence or making frequent errors in the performance or reporting of medical laboratory examinations and procedures. (4) Performing a test and rendering a report thereon to a person not authorized by law to receive such services. (5) Reporting the results determined on a specimen by a medical laboratory which has not been licensed or exempted under this chapter. (6) Rendering a report on medical laboratory work actually performed in another medical laboratory without designating the name of the director and the name and address of the medical laboratory in which the test was performed. (7) Knowingly having professional connection with or knowingly lending the use of the name of the licensed medical laboratory or its director to an unlicensed medical laboratory. (8) Violating or aiding and abetting in the violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder. (9) Failing to submit to the cabinet any report required by the provisions of this chapter or the reasonable rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. (10) Violating KRS 304.39-215. (11) Engaging in conduct that is subject to the penalties under KRS 304.99-060(4) or (5). Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 20, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 24, effective June 24, 2015. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 14, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 23.

KRS 333.200 Hearing on revocation or suspension of license -- Effective date of final order -- Appeal

333.200. Hearing on revocation or suspension of license -- Effective date of final order -- Appeal (1) In every proceeding for suspension or revocation of a license, the cabinet shall afford the medical laboratory director the opportunity for an administrative hearing to be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. A license may be temporarily suspended through the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to KRS 13B.125 for a period not in excess of twenty (20) days upon notice to the medical laboratory director following a finding by the cabinet that the public health, safety, or welfare is in imminent danger. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every final order of the cabinet suspending or revoking a license shall become effective thirty (30) days after notice is given to the medical laboratory director, unless the director within thirty (30) days from the giving of the notice, appeals therefrom in the manner provided by subsection (3) of this section. Provided, however, that the cabinet may, when in its opinion the continued operation of the medical laboratory during the time allowed for appeal would be dangerous to the health, welfare, and safety of the public, provide in its final order of suspension or revocation that the order shall become effective forthwith; and in this event the cabinet's order of suspension or revocation shall become effective as of the date specified therein, and the medical laboratory shall not, after notice of same, continue to operate under the license after revocation or during the period of suspension, unless and until the cabinet order is reversed or modified by a final and unappealable order or judgment of a court made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section. (3) Any medical laboratory which is aggrieved by a final order of the cabinet placing it on probation, or suspending or revoking its license may procure judicial review by filing a petition in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Kentucky, in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 305, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(11). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 24.

KRS 333.210 Regulations, scope

333.210. Regulations, scope The secretary shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, which may include, but not be limited to, the following subject matters: licensure of medical laboratories; qualifications of medical laboratory personnel; standards of performance in the examination of specimens including the operation by the cabinet of a medical laboratory evaluation program; reasonable license fees for medical laboratory licensure; standards of construction of medical laboratories; sanitary conditions within the medical laboratory and its surroundings; and standards of medical laboratory equipment. History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 5.

KRS 333.220 Medical laboratory advisory committee -- Membership, appointment

333.220. Medical laboratory advisory committee -- Membership, appointment The secretary for health and family services shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the cabinet in the fulfillment of its responsibilities under this chapter. The committee shall be composed of nine (9) appointed members. The secretary for health and family services or his designated representative shall be an ex officio member. All appointed members shall serve for a term of four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and qualified. One (1) member shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Hospital Association. One (1) member shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky State Society of American Medical Technologists. Two (2) members shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names for each position submitted by the Kentucky State Society of Medical Technologists. Five (5) members shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names for each position submitted by the Kentucky Medical Association, provided, however, that at least three (3) of such positions shall be filled only by pathologists who are directors of medical laboratories, and who have been recommended to the Kentucky Medical Association by the Kentucky Society of Pathologists. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 604, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 555, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(2). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 9.

KRS 333.230 Fees, disposition

333.230. Fees, disposition All fees collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be credited to a trust and agency fund to be used by the cabinet for defraying the costs of administering this chapter. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 22.

KRS 333.240 Prohibited actions

333.240. Prohibited actions No person shall: (1) Operate, maintain or direct a medical laboratory, as herein defined, which is not exempt under KRS 333.040, unless a medical laboratory license has been obtained from the cabinet. (2) Conduct, maintain, or operate a nonexempt medical laboratory unless such laboratory is under the direction of an individual authorized by KRS 333.090. (3) Accept specimens for tests from and make reports to persons who are not legally qualified or authorized to submit specimens to medical laboratories and to receive such reports. However, this does not prohibit the referral of specimens from one licensed medical laboratory to another laboratory licensed or approved under this chapter providing the report indicated clearly the medical laboratory performing the test and the name of the director of such medical laboratory. (4) Either personally or through an agent, solicit referral of specimens to his or any other medical laboratory or contract to perform medical laboratory examinations of specimens in a manner which offers or implies an offer or rebates to a person or persons submitting specimens, other fee-splitting inducements, participation in any fee-splitting arrangements, or other unearned remuneration. (5) Violate or aid and abet in the violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 25.

KRS 333.250 Unlicensed laboratory a public nuisance -- Abatement

333.250. Unlicensed laboratory a public nuisance -- Abatement (1) The operation or maintenance of an unlicensed medical laboratory in violation of this chapter is declared a nuisance, inimical to the public health, safety and welfare. The cabinet may, in addition to other remedies herein provided, bring an action for an injunction to restrain such violation or to enjoin the future operation or maintenance of any such medical laboratory until compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. (2) County and Commonwealth's attorneys and the Attorney General shall, within their respective jurisdictions, enforce the penal provisions of this chapter. Effective: January 1, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 48, effective January 1, 1978. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 26.

KRS 333.260 Citation of law

333.260. Citation of law KRS 333.010 to 333.260 and 333.990 may be cited as the "Kentucky Medical Laboratory Act." History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 1.

KRS 333.990 Penalties

333.990. Penalties The performance of any of the acts specified in KRS 333.240 or for violation of any other provision of this chapter or of any rules and regulations of the board adopted hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment. History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 27.

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