KY Jurisprudence flashcards

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KBML authority

The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure regulates physicians, osteopathic physicians, and physician assistants under KRS Chapter 311; it issues licenses, adopts regulations, and adjudicates discipline.

KBN authority

The Kentucky Board of Nursing regulates RNs, LPNs, and APRNs under KRS Chapter 314 and 201 KAR Chapter 20; it issues licenses, adopts regulations, and adjudicates discipline.

Administrative regulation force

A regulation adopted under a statute has the force of law; violating an administrative regulation can support Board discipline even when no statute was violated.

KASPER statute

KRS 311.377 sets controlled-substance prescribing rules and KASPER query requirements for Kentucky practitioners, including circumstances requiring a query before prescribing.

APRN collaborative agreement

Kentucky APRNs require a collaborative agreement with a physician for prescribing under KRS 314.042 and 201 KAR 20:057; the agreement defines consultation and referral expectations.

PA supervision agreement

Physician assistants practice under a written supervision or collaboration agreement filed under KRS 311.840 to 311.862 and 201 KAR 9:100 series regulations.

Delegation criteria

Valid delegation requires delegator authority to assess the patient, delegatee competence, and no prohibition in the delegatee's own practice act; the delegator retains accountability.

Scope overlap rule

When two practice acts overlap, the stricter applicable authorization controls; a task permitted to one licensee may still be prohibited to another.

Biennial nursing renewal

Kentucky RN and LPN licenses renew on a biennial cycle; APRN and prescriptive authority carry separate renewal and continuing education obligations under KBN regulations.

Lapsed license

Practice on an expired or inactive license is unlicensed practice; reinstatement requires the Board's process, which can include fees, continuing education, and explanation of the lapse.

DEA versus state registration

DEA registration is federal and separate from state licensure; Kentucky may also require a state controlled-substance registration for prescribing authority.

Continuing education content

Kentucky CE rules may require specified hours in areas such as domestic violence, pediatric abusive head trauma, or opioid prescribing; exact hour counts change with regulation amendments.

Grounds for discipline

Common grounds include unprofessional conduct, incompetence, substance impairment, fraud in licensure, and failure to comply with Board orders; harm is not required.

Board inquiry response

A licensee must respond truthfully and completely to Board inquiries; a false or evasive response is itself a separate disciplinary ground.

Sanction range

Sanctions range from reprimand and probation to suspension, restriction, and revocation, and may include fines, continuing education orders, and practice monitoring.

Ex parte prohibition

Licensees and representatives may not communicate privately with adjudicators about a pending case; all case communications route through the designated Board process.

Record authentication

Entries must identify date, time, author, and clinical content and be authenticated by the responsible practitioner; corrections are made by dated addendum, not alteration.

Records access statute

KRS 422.317 gives patients a right to obtain copies of their medical records, with a reasonable fee permitted as set by statute.

Child abuse reporting

KRS 620.030 requires reporting suspected child abuse or neglect to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; failure to report is a separate violation.

Electronic audit trail

Electronic health records must maintain an audit trail with access controls; minimum-necessary access applies and curiosity-driven access is a reportable privacy breach.

Informed consent elements

Informed consent requires disclosure of the procedure's nature, material risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of declining, documented in the patient record.

Minor consent rule

Consent for minors generally requires a parent or guardian, subject to statutory exceptions such as emergency care and specified public health services.

HIPAA disclosure basis

HIPAA permits disclosure for treatment, payment, and operations without authorization; other disclosures require valid authorization or a legal exception.

Implied consent

Emergency treatment may proceed without express consent when the patient cannot consent and delay would risk harm; the rationale is documented afterward.

Standard precautions

Standard precautions apply to all patients regardless of diagnosis and include hand hygiene, gloves, gowns, masks, eye protection, and safe sharps handling.

Transmission-based precautions

Transmission-based precautions add contact, droplet, or airborne measures based on the suspected or confirmed pathogen, layered on standard precautions.

Reportable disease timeframe

Reportable communicable diseases must be reported to the local health department within the timeframe set by 902 KAR 2:020 and related regulations.

Sharps injury response

A sharps injury requires immediate first aid, source evaluation, and post-exposure prophylaxis assessment under the facility's written exposure control plan.

Hand hygiene moments

Hand hygiene follows the CDC or WHO five moments; alcohol-based rub is preferred except when hands are visibly soiled, when soap and water are used.

KASPER documentation

KASPER query results and the controlled-substance prescribing rationale must be documented in the patient record to support clinical decision-making.

Peer review protection

Peer review and quality improvement records are protected by Kentucky statute, subject to defined exceptions; disclosure outside those exceptions can waive protection.

Quarantine authority

Public health emergency powers, including isolation and quarantine authority, are set by KRS Chapter 214 and related statutes enforced by state and local health departments.