CHAPTER 96
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CHAPTER 96
( HB 100 )
AN ACT relating to birth certificates.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
ď˘Section 1. KRS 213.141 is amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the cabinet shall prescribe by regulation a fee not to
exceed five dollars ($5), to be paid for certified copies of certificates or records, or for a search of the files or
records when no copy is made, or for copies or information provided for research, statistical, or administrative
purposes.
(2) The cabinet shall prescribe by administrative regulation pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A a fee not to exceed ten
dollars ($10) to be paid for a certified copy of a record of a birth:
(a) Three dollars ($3) of which shall be used by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the sole
purpose of contracting for the operation of private, not-for-profit, self-help, education, and support
groups for parents who want to prevent or cease physical, sexual, or mental abuse of children; and
(b) One dollar ($1) of which shall be used by the Division of Maternal and Child Health to pay for
therapeutic food, formulas, supplements, amino acid-based elemental formula, or low-protein modified
foods for all inborn errors of metabolism and genetic conditions if:
1. The therapeutic food, formulas, supplements, amino acid-based elemental formula, or low-
protein modified food products are medically indicated for the therapeutic treatment of inborn
errors of metabolism or genetic conditions and are administered under the direction of a
physician; and
2. The affected person's therapeutic food, formulas, supplements, amino acid-based elemental
formula, or low-protein foods are not covered under any public or private health benefit plan.
(3) Fees collected under this section by the state registrar shall be used to help defray the cost of administering the
system of vital statistics.
(4) (a) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing certificates of birth or death required in
support of any claim against the government for compensation, insurance, back pay, or other
allowances or benefits for any person who has at any time served as a member of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, or Air Force of the United States.
(b) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing a certificate of birth to a member of the
Kentucky National Guard who has received deployment orders during the sixty (60) days prior to the
furnishing of the certificate.
(c) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing a certificate of birth to a child who is in
the custody of or committed to the cabinet, including a child who has extended commitment to the
cabinet in accordance with KRS 610.110(6).
(d) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing a certificate of birth to a homeless
individual as defined in[by] KRS 198A.700, or[including] a homeless youth as defined in 42 U.S.C.
sec. 11434a(2) who is under twenty-five (25) years of age[minor who is a homeless individual],
provided the homeless individual or homeless youth[is under twenty-five (25) years of age and] has
been verified as homeless[a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 11434a(2),] by at
least one (1) of the following:
1. A director or designee of a governmental or nonprofit agency that receives public or private
funding to provide services to homeless people;
2. A local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths designated pursuant to 42
U.S.C. sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)[,] or a school social worker or school counselor;
3. The director or director's designee of a federal TRIO Program or a Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Program; or ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2
4. A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education.
(5) The cabinet shall notify the State Board of Elections monthly of the name, address, birthdate, sex, race, and
Social Security number of residents of the Commonwealth who died during the previous month. This data
shall include only those persons who were over the age of eighteen (18) years at the date of death. No fee or
compensation shall be allowed for furnishing these lists.
Signed by Governor April 5, 2024.