Skaff appointed to Kentucky Board of Licensure for long-term care administrators

Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Karen O. Skaff, associate professor and chair in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, to the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long-Term Care Administrators to serve for a term expiring Jan. 12, 2017. Skaff represents educators in the field of allied health services. The appointment replaces Lori S. Gonzalez, whose term has expired.

The purpose of the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long-term Care Administrators is to administer and enforce the statutory authority and to monitor the needs of the consuming public. The board examines and licenses all eligible candidates for entry into the profession of Long-Term Care Administration. It recommends appropriate changes in the law to assure fairness and equality.