# KRS § 199.420: 199.420 Administrative functions of secretary -- Personnel -- Compensation and other benefits -- Administrative costs > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.420 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 199.420 - **Heading:** 199.420 Administrative functions of secretary -- Personnel -- Compensation and other benefits -- Administrative costs - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.420 ## Text 199.420 Administrative functions of secretary -- Personnel -- Compensation and other benefits -- Administrative costs. (1) The secretary may promulgate administrative regulations authorized by statute for the proper administration of the functions of the cabinet, including qualification for the receipt of federal funds and for cooperation with other state and federal agencies. (2) In the administration of KRS 199.420 to 199.670, the secretary shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with any agency of this state or any other state of the United States. (3) The secretary is authorized, subject to the provisions of KRS Chapters 12, 18A, 42, 45, and 64, to appoint, fix the compensation, and prescribe the duties and powers of any officers and employees as are necessary in the performance of the secretary's duties under KRS 199.420 to 199.670. All positions shall be filled by persons selected and appointed on a nonpartisan merit basis, in accordance with merit standards established by law. The secretary shall not employ or pay any person who is an officer or committee member of any political party organization. The secretary may delegate to any person so appointed that power and authority as the secretary deems reasonable and proper for the effective administration of KRS 199.420 to 199.670. (4) The secretary shall have the power and authority to elect coverage for the workers in the cabinet, under the provisions of KRS Chapter 341, and may elect coverage for these workers under the workers' compensation law of this state. In the event the coverage is elected the payment of contributions under KRS Chapter 341 and premiums under the workers' compensation law shall be deemed a proper cost of administration. (5) The salaries and expenses of the secretary and the secretary's staff shall be considered a proper cost of administration and charged to the funds allocated to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 199.011 199.011 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.011.md) - [KRS § 199.013 199.013 "State building" defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.013.md) - [KRS § 199.015 199.015 "Code Adam" safety protocol](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.015.md) - [KRS § 199.017 199.017 Finance and Administration Cabinet to implement "Code Adam" program -- Training -- Signs -- Drills -- Annual report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.017.md) - [KRS § 199.019 199.019 Exemption from "Code Adam" program for agency or building not visited by children -- Expiration of exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.019.md) - [KRS § 199.420 199.420 Administrative functions of secretary -- Personnel -- Compensation and other benefits -- Administrative costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.420.md) - [KRS § 199.430 199.430 Witnesses and evidence -- Confidential treatment of information and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.430.md) - [KRS § 199.440 199.440 Destruction of records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.440.md) - [KRS § 199.461 199.461 Monthly regional, county, and statewide caseload average for social service workers -- Requirement of report if average in excess of specified quantity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.461.md) - [KRS § 199.462 199.462 Criminal background investigation of applicant to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, or adoptive home, and of applicant's adult household members -- Request for conviction information -- Form and fee for request -- Disapproval of placement on sole basis of disability of prospective caregiver prohibited -- Background investigation at annual reevaluation authorized -- Administrative regulation -- Rap back system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.462.md) - [KRS § 199.464 199.464 Course for foster parents on prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.464.md) - [KRS § 199.466 199.466 Background check of child abuse and neglect records at request of parent or legal guardian employing individual to care for minor child](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.466.md) - [KRS § 199.467 199.467 Adoption of goals by secretary as to maximum number of children in foster care each fiscal year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.467.md) - [KRS § 199.470 199.470 Petition for adoption of child -- Parties -- Residence requirement -- Approval of secretary -- Exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.470.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.420. 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