Section 211.295 - Definitions for KRS 211.295 to 211.297As used in KRS 211.295 to 211.297:
(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;(2) "Council" means the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council established under KRS 211.296;(3) "Health facility" has the same meaning as in KRS 216B.015;(4) "Medical care" means services provided, requested, or supervised by a physician licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311 or advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 314;(5) "Palliative care" means patient- and family-centered medical care that anticipates, prevents, and treats suffering caused by serious illness and involves addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of a patient and facilitating patient autonomy, access to information, and choice. Causing or hastening death shall not be deemed a method for anticipating, preventing, or treating suffering as described in this subsection; and(6) "Serious illness" means any medical illness, physical injury, or condition that causes substantial suffering for more than a short period of time, including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, lung disease, cancer, or heart, renal, or liver failure.Added by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 84,§ 1, eff. 6/26/2019.