Kentucky · Hotels and lodging

The hotel and lodging rules in force in Kentucky now.

902 KAR 7:010 (hotel and motel code) under KRS 219.021; annual Cabinet for Health and Family Services permit, renewed yearly for a $100 fee. Enforced by Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Dept for Public Health (permits filed through local health departments; the cabinet inspects); State Fire Marshal handles fire-code enforcement for hotels, not local fire departments. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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902 KAR 7:010 (hotel and motel code) under KRS 219.021; annual Cabinet for Health and Family Services permit, renewed yearly for a $100 fee

Cabinet inspects every hotel/motel at least once every 12 months, plus follow-ups; covers water supply, ice handling, bedding, pest control and lighting. Fire-code compliance instead falls to the State Fire Marshal, not local fire officials.

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Who enforces it

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Dept for Public Health (permits filed through local health departments; the cabinet inspects); State Fire Marshal handles fire-code enforcement for hotels, not local fire departments

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In force

In force; no statewide balcony-inspection, sprinkler-retrofit, or hotel-specific smoke-alarm statute found

Questions about the hotel and lodging rules in Kentucky

Which hotel and lodging rules apply in Kentucky today?

902 KAR 7:010 (hotel and motel code) under KRS 219.021; annual Cabinet for Health and Family Services permit, renewed yearly for a $100 fee. Cabinet inspects every hotel/motel at least once every 12 months, plus follow-ups; covers water supply, ice handling, bedding, pest control and lighting. Fire-code compliance instead falls to the State Fire Marshal, not local fire officials.

Who enforces the hotel and lodging rules in Kentucky?

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Dept for Public Health (permits filed through local health departments; the cabinet inspects); State Fire Marshal handles fire-code enforcement for hotels, not local fire departments.

What changes next for the hotel and lodging rules in Kentucky?

Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.

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