501 KAR 7:010. Definitions for 501 KAR Chapter 7.

      RELATES TO: KRS 67A.028, 67B.020(1), 441.045, 441.055, Ky. Const. Sec. 99, 152

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 441.055

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 441.055(1) requires the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations establishing minimum standards for jails that elect to house state prisoners. This administrative regulation establishes definitions for 501 KAR Chapter 7, regulating restricted custody centers.

      Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Jailer" means:

      (a) The official duly elected or appointed pursuant to Section 99 or 152 of the Kentucky Constitution, charged with the responsibility of administering the center;

      (b) A department as defined in KRS 67B.020(1); or

      (c) A correctional services division as created by KRS 67A.028.

      (2) "Medical authority" means the person or persons licensed and certified to provide medical care to prisoners in the jail's custody.

      (3) "Pat or frisk" means a manual search of a clothed person and includes a visual inspection of the open mouth.

      (4) "Prisoner" is defined in KRS 441.005(3).

      (5) "Prisoner living area" means a group of rooms or cells which provide housing for the prisoner population.

      (6) "Probing of body cavities" means a manual or instrument search of a person's oral, anal, vaginal, or other body cavity, performed by medical personnel.

      (7) "Restricted custody center" or "center" means a facility or area separate from the jail used for the housing of:

      (a) Sentenced prisoners who have been approved for educational, work or program participation release; and

      (b) Pretrial prisoners who have been approved by the court for educational, work or program participation release.

      (8) "Security area" means a defined space whose physical boundaries have controlled ingress and egress.

      (9) "Staff" means deputy jailers and other personnel involved in the supervision, custody, care, or treatment of prisoners in the center.

      (10) "Strip search" means a body search during which a person is required to open or remove clothing, and during which a person is subject to visual inspection of the torso, female breast, genital area, and anal area, as well as other body cavities. (13 Ky.R. 815; eff. 11-11-86; Am. 22 Ky.R. 1359; 1599; eff. 3-7-96; 26 Ky.R. 174; 27 Ky.R. 87; eff. 7-17-2000; 31 Ky.R. 1729; eff. 7-1-05.)