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KRS 202A.0815

Criteria for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment

Known as the Kentucky Mental Health Hospitalization Act

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

Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky

No person shall be court-ordered to assisted outpatient mental health treatment unless the person:

(1) Is diagnosed with a serious mental illness;

(2) Has a history of repeated nonadherence with mental health treatment, which has:

(a) At least twice within the last forty-eight (48) months, been a significant factor in necessitating hospitalization or arrest of the person; or (b) Within the last twenty-four (24) months, resulted in an act, threat, or attempt at serious physical injury to self or others;

(3) Is unlikely to adequately adhere to outpatient treatment on a voluntary basis based on a qualified mental health professional's:

(a) Clinical observation; and (b) Identification of specific characteristics of the person's clinical condition that significantly impair the person's ability to make and maintain a rational and informed decision as to whether to engage in outpatient treatment voluntarily; and (4) Is in need of court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment as the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available and appropriate.

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