# KRS § 211.900: 211.900 Definitions for KRS 211.900 to 211.905 and KRS 211.994 > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.900 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 211.900 - **Heading:** 211.900 Definitions for KRS 211.900 to 211.905 and KRS 211.994 - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.900 ## Text 211.900 Definitions for KRS 211.900 to 211.905 and KRS 211.994. As used in KRS 211.900 to 211.905 and KRS 211.994, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cabinet" shall mean the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary for health and family services or his authorized representative; (3) "Lead-based hazard" shall mean levels contained in the federal Residential Lead- based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992; (4) "Dwelling" shall mean any structure or child-occupied facility, all or a part of which is designed for human habitation; (5) "Dwelling unit" shall mean any room or group of rooms or other interior areas of a dwelling or child-occupied facility designed or used for human habitation; (6) "Owner" shall mean any person who, alone, jointly, or severally with others, has legal title to, charge, care, or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit as owner, agent of the owner, or as executor, administrator, trustee, conservator, or guardian of the estate of the owner; (7) "At-risk persons" shall mean all children seventy-two (72) months of age and younger and pregnant women who reside in dwellings or dwelling units which were constructed and painted prior to 1978, or reside in geographic areas defined by the cabinet as high risk, or possess one (1) or more risk factors identified in a lead poisoning verbal risk assessment approved by the cabinet; (8) "Outreach programs" shall mean those efforts to locate, screen, and diagnose for elevated lead blood levels, those at-risk persons who are not utilizing existing screening and diagnostic programs or those programs which may be established after June 21, 1974; (9) "Elevated blood lead level" means any blood lead level greater than or equal to ten (10) micrograms per deciliter of whole blood or a level consistent with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics; and (10) "Confirmed elevated blood lead level" means a first venous blood lead test or a second capillary blood lead test taken within the time frames specified by the cabinet where the blood lead test result is greater than or equal to fifteen (15) micrograms per deciliter of whole blood. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 211.005 211.005 Declaration of legislative policy concerning public health laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.005.md) - [KRS § 211.015 211.015 Definitions for KRS 211.005 to 211.380](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.015.md) - [KRS § 211.025 211.025 General powers and duties of cabinet](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.025.md) - [KRS § 211.027 211.027 Rules and regulations relating to induced termination of pregnancy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.027.md) - [KRS § 211.090 211.090 Powers and duties of secretary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.090.md) - [KRS § 211.122 211.122 Educational materials regarding perinatal mental health disorders -- Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health Collaborative -- Establishment -- Purposes -- Annual report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.122.md) - [KRS § 211.123 211.123 Kentucky Maternal Psychiatry Access Program -- Hotline -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.123.md) - [KRS § 211.125 211.125 Educational materials regarding female genital mutilation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.125.md) - [KRS § 211.130 211.130 Definitions for KRS 211.130 to 211.160](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.130.md) - [KRS § 211.140 211.140 Declaration of legislative purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.140.md) - [KRS § 211.150 211.150 Facilities and services for persons with severe physical disabilities who are educable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.150.md) - [KRS § 211.160 211.160 Powers of secretary of the cabinet in providing service to handicapped persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.160.md) - [KRS § 211.165 211.165 Program for repayment of educational loans for primary health-care professionals who agree to serve in federally designated health professional shortage areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.165.md) - [KRS § 211.170 211.170 Functions of cabinet relating to local health departments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.170.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C211_S211.900. 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