As used in KRS 211.295 to 211.297: (1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Council" means the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council established under KRS 211.296; (3) "Health facility" has the same meaning as in KRS 216B.015; (4) "Medical care" means services provided, requested, or supervised by a physician licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311 or advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 314; (5) "Palliative care" means patient - and family-centered medical care that anticipates, prevents, and treats suffering caused by serious illness and involves addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of a patient and facilitating patient autonomy, access to information, and choice . Causing or hastening death shall not be deemed a method for anticipating, preventing, or treating suffering as described in this subsection; and (6) "Serious illness" means any medical illness, physical injury, or condition that causes substantial suffering for more than a short period of time, including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, lung disease, cancer, or heart, renal, or liver failure.
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