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KRS 202A.056

Certificate contents -- Fee

Known as the Kentucky Mental Health Hospitalization Act

The act spans §§ 202A.006 to 202A.991 (85 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tolley v. Commonwealth (2001)

Most recently applied in Tolley v. Commonwealth (April 2001)

Effective: July 1, 1982 History: Created 1982 Ky

(1) The certificate referred to in this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the cabinet. The certificate shall state that the respondent has been examined by each of the qualified mental health professionals making the certificate within twenty-four (24) hours (excluding weekends and holidays) prior to the date of the certificate. It shall state the facts and circumstances upon which the judgment of the examining physician is based and shall be sworn to before a notary or the clerk or judge of the court.

(2) The examiner shall be entitled to a fee for such examination and certification, to be paid by the county in which the petition is filed, upon a certified copy of an order of allowance made by the court holding the hearing.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.