AN ACT relating to fictive kin. Repeal and reenact KRS 199.011 to include definition of "fictive kin"; amend KRS 199.462 to establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may approve fictive kin as a placement for a child; amend KRS 600.020 to establish a definition for "fictive kin" and to amend the definition for "out-of-home placement"; amend KRS 605.090, 610.125, and 620.140 to recognize fictive kin as a placement for a child by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
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Committee Review
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Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Signed Mar 10, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017
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