School Facilities

​​​​​​​​​​​​General Information

The Kentucky state school facilities program establishes and enforces uniform sanitary standards for schools necessary to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Inspections are conducted by local health department environmentalists at least twice each year with follow ups and complaint investigations as necessary.

To register a complaint concerning a school, please contact your local health department​.

For further information regarding the school facilities program, please call (502) 564-4856.

Plan Review

Plans for new school construction and modifications to existing schools must be submitted to local health departments.

Guidelines for School Plan Submittal 

Submission Process 

  • Three sets of plumbing plans and three plan application forms are submitted to the local health department. Note: four sets of plans are required if the water source is private.
  • The local health department reviews the plans and forwards approved plans to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC) for further review and approval.
  • Approved plans are returned to the local health department with an approval letter. Plans not approved are returned to the local health department with a deficiency letter.​

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