Section 209A.020 - Definitions for chapterAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;(2) "Dating violence and abuse" has the same meaning as in KRS 456.010;(3) "Domestic violence and abuse" has the same meaning as in KRS 403.720;(4) "Law enforcement officer" means a member of a lawfully organized police unit or police force of county, city, or metropolitan government who is responsible for the detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, as well as a sheriff, sworn deputy sheriff, campus police officer, law enforcement support personnel, public airport authority security officer, other public and federal peace officer responsible for law enforcement, special local peace officer appointed pursuant to KRS 61.360, school resource officer as defined in KRS 158.441, and any other enforcement officer as defined by law;(5) "Professional" means a physician, osteopathic physician, coroner, medical examiner, medical resident, medical intern, chiropractor, nurse, dentist, optometrist, emergency medical technician, paramedic, licensed mental health professional, therapist, cabinet employee, child-care personnel, teacher, school personnel, ordained minister or the denominational equivalent, victim advocate, or any organization or agency employing any of these professionals;(6) "Victim" means an individual who is or has been abused by a spouse or former spouse or an intimate partner who meets the definition of a member of an unmarried couple as defined in KRS 403.720, or a member of a dating relationship as defined in KRS 456.010; and(7) "Victim advocate" has the same meaning as in KRS 421.570.Amended by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 5,§ 13, eff. 3/11/2019.Amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 191,§ 4, eff. 6/29/2017.Effective:6/26/2007
Amended 2007, Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 243, effective6/26/2007. -- Created 2005, Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 21, effective 6/20/2005.