Administrative Hearings

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The Office of the Attorney General conducts administrative hearings for over 60 state agencies and boards in Kentucky. The Division also offers mediation services to government agencies and boards, which can provide a cost-effective means of resolving disputes without the cost of formal administrative proceedings.​

For more information about:

  • Cabinet for Health and Family Services appeals heard by the Health Services Division, please contact CHFS.HSAHB@ky.gov or 502-564-6621. Note: appeal requests must be filed with the appropriate Cabinet for Health and Family Services agency.
  • ​Cabinet for Health and Family Services appeals heard by the Family and Children Division, please contact Hearings.BranchFC@ky.gov or 502-564-6621. Note: appeal requests must be filed with the appropriate Cabinet for Health and Family Services agency.​
  • Qualifications for current and new hearing officers, obtaining the required initial hearing officer training, and reporting completion of initial training, click here.
  • Providing hearing officer education, including requesting approval from the Administrative Hearings Division for your hearing officer education course, as satisfying the initial training or continuing education requirements, please contact the Division by email to OAG.AHB@ky.gov. ​Be sure to include a description of the course content, course length, and information on the instructor’s qualifications. Please also attach a copy of any written materials to be provided to participants.

Hearing Divisions

Families and Children Administrative Hearings Division

  • Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP) 
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – former Food Stamp Program) 
  • Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
  • Kentucky’s Health Benefit Exchange
  • Division of Child Support Enforcement
  • Division of Protection and Permanency

Health Services Administrative Hearings Division

  • Certificate of Need 
  • License Revocation
  • Long-Term Care Citations and Penalties
  • Involuntary Transfer and Discharge
  • Utilization Review (Private Review Agents) Denial or Revocation Hearing Procedure
  • Dispute Resolution Procedure between Private Review Agents and Health Care Providers  and Patients
  • Nurse Aide Abuse, Neglect and Misappropriation
  • Child Care Facility Licensure
  • Certification of Family Child Care Homes
  • Medicaid Reimbursement
  • Medicaid Covered Services (recipient or applicant appeals)
  • Maternal and Child Health 
  • Disciplinary Appeals Process for Local Health Department Employees 
  • Food and Cosmetics
  • Milk and Milk Products
  • Substance Abuse 
  • On-site Sewage Disposal System Installer Appeals

​​​​General Government Hearings Division


Contact

Families and Children and
Health Services Division

105 Sea Hero Road, Suite 2
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Phone: 502-564-6621

General Government Division
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

 ​Phone: 502-696-5442

For questions about hearing officer education or training, contact OAG.AHB@ky.gov ​

​Resources

Hearing Officer Information  

Hearing Officer Training Order Form

Report Hearing Officer Training Credits ​​