Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
15.291,
15.293
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
15.291(6) requires the
Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (the "commission") to promulgate
administrative regulations to administer funds received by the commission. This
administrative regulation establishes the application procedure for funding
requests under KRS
15.291 and
15.293, the duties required of
the commission, the duties required of those that receive commission funds, and
other related issues.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1) "Entity" is defined by
KRS
14A.1-070(7).
(2) "Governmental agency" is defined by
KRS
65.940(5).
(3) "Member" means a commission member as
established in KRS
15.291(2), whether voting or
non-voting.
Section 2.
Eligible Applicants. An entity or governmental agency shall be eligible for
opioid abatement funding if the entity or governmental agency:
(2) Complies with the requirements
established in this administrative regulation;
(3) Meets the criteria in
KRS
15.291(5); and
(4) Is not debarred or suspended from
contracting with the Commonwealth.
Section 3. Application.
(1) To submit an application using the OAAC
Grant Portal, an applicant shall be required to become an approved state
vendor.
(2) Non-conforming or
incomplete applications shall not be considered.
Section 4. Review of Applications.
(1) The commission shall review applications
on a continuous basis.
(2) If the
commission requests supplementation of an application, or otherwise inquires
about an application, the point of contact shall acknowledge receipt within
seven (7) calendar days and subsequently respond to the commission in a timely
manner. Failure to do so shall result in the application being deemed
withdrawn.
(3) Contingent upon
available funding, the commission shall fund an application in whole or in
part, if the funding does not exceed the sum requested in the
application.
(4) In awarding funds,
the commission shall consider:
(a) Compliance
with applicable law;
(b) The entity
or governmental agency's record and responsibility in utilizing effectively any
funds received previously from the commission or from the counties,
consolidated local governments, urban county governments, and cities of the
Commonwealth, as established in
KRS
15.293(4);
(c) The geographic reach of the
application;
(d) Amounts received
by an entity or governmental agency from the commission or from the counties,
consolidated local governments, urban county governments, and cities of the
Commonwealth, as established in
KRS
15.293(4);
(e) The utility and effectiveness of any part
of the application;
(f) The extent
to which Kentucky residents are served by the application;
(g) The extent to which prior allocations
from the commission have served similar purposes;
(h) The extent to which the application
proposes to serve a portion of the population that otherwise would not receive
similar services;
(i) The extent to
which the application proposes to incorporate relevant partnerships that are
likely to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of programming;
(j) The extent to which the application
proposes, among other things, to educate the public about opioid misuse and
opioid use disorder, reduce the occurrence of opioid misuse and opioid use
disorder, promote resistance to opioid misuse and opioid use disorder, promote
the effective treatment of opioid use disorder, or combat the effects of opioid
misuse, including co-occurring mental health issues;
(k) The extent to which the application
activities align with accepted evidence-based practices; or
(l) The sufficiency of records to validate
the requested amounts.
Section 5. Recipients' Duties.
(1) Entities and governmental agencies that
receive funding shall submit notarized quarterly certifications to the
commission due by:
(a) March 31;
(b) June 30;
(c) September 30; and
(d) December 31.
(2) Entities and governmental agencies shall
submit certifications using the KYOACC Certification Form.
(3) Certifications shall be required until
the recipient exhausts all funds received from the commission and until the
recipient has submitted a certification stating that all funds have been
exhausted.
(4) Separate
certifications shall be required for each funding award.
Section 6. Noncompliance.
(1) Noncompliance shall include:
(a) Materially falsified information in any
certifications filed pursuant to or required by
KRS
15.291,
KRS
15.293, or 40 KAR Chapter 9;
(b) Failure to meet certification submission
deadlines; and
(c) Failure to
expend funds in conformity with the enumerated purposes established in
KRS
15.291, pursuant to
KRS
15.293(5).
(2) The commission shall require entities or
governmental agencies to reimburse the commission for any funds expended in a
noncompliant manner.
(3) The
commission shall require noncompliant entities or governmental agencies to
forfeit any remaining funds received from the commission.
(4) The commission shall bar noncompliant
entities or governmental agencies from receiving funds from the
commission.
(5) The commission
shall report noncompliance to the Department of Law for appropriation
determination as to if further action is necessary to ensure compliance with
opioid-related agreements.
Section
7. Commission Appointments. The term of a member appointed
pursuant to KRS
15.291(3)(b) shall begin
upon the commission's first meeting.
Section
8. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(b) KYOACC Certification Form,
December 2022.
(2) This
material shall be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to copyright law, at
the Office of the Attorney General Capital Complex East, 1024 Capital Center
Drive, Suite 200, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
15.291(6),
15.293