15A.344 County tobacco addiction and alcohol and substance abuse advisory and coordination boards -- Role of KY-ASAP -- Local long-term community strategy. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 15A.344 County tobacco addiction and alcohol and substance abuse advisory and coordination boards -- Role of KY-ASAP -- Local long-term community
strategy. (1) KY-ASAP shall establish in each county a local tobacco addiction and alcohol and substance abuse advisory and coordination board to assist in planning, overseeing,
and coordinating the implementation of local programs related to smoking cessation
and prevention and alcohol and substance abuse prevention, cessation, and
treatment, although a single board may be established for multiple counties to
ensure a comprehensive range of services. The board shall assist with the
coordination of programs provided by public and private entities. If the existing
programs of private service providers are of high quality, KY-ASAP shall
concentrate on providing missing elements and support for those providers. The
Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall support the communities' efforts. (2) KY-ASAP shall consult with community leaders to solicit the names of residents from the community to serve on each advisory and coordination board. KY-ASAP
shall request from each board the submission of reasonable reports on the
effectiveness, efficiency, and efforts of each local program, including
recommendations for increased or decreased funding, and KY-ASAP shall supply
information as necessary to the advisory and coordination board to enable it to carry
out its functions. (3) KY-ASAP shall provide incentives to encourage multicounty advisory and coordination board requests and shall establish a single board to represent all
counties making the request. Priority in establishing a board shall be given to
existing regional prevention centers or coalitions, community organizations, or local
Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) project coalitions. Membership shall
consist of residents from each of the counties. (4) Each advisory and coordination board shall develop a long-term community strategy that is designed to reduce the incidence of youth and young adult smoking
and tobacco addiction, promote resistance to smoking, reduce the incidence of
substance abuse, and promote effective treatment of substance abuse. All county
resources, both private and public, for-profit and nonprofit, shall be considered in
developing this strategy.
(a) Employers, local leaders, schools, family resource and youth services centers, health care providers and institutions, economic developers, and other relevant
local and regional entities shall be consulted in the development of the
strategy. (b) An assessment of needs and available services shall be included in the strategy. Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Repealed and reenacted 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 12, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 75, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 536, sec. 27, effective July 14, 2000. Formerly codified as KRS 12.334.