A person's substantial failure to comply with a court order for assisted outpatient treatment may constitute presumptive grounds for an authorized staff physician to order a seventy-two (72) hour emergency admission pursuant to KRS 202A.031. Failure to comply with an order for assisted outpatient treatment shall not be grounds to find the person in contempt of court. Effective:June 29, 2017
KRS 202A.0823
Substantial failure to comply with court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment
Known as the Kentucky Mental Health Hospitalization Act
The act spans §§ 202A.006 to 202A.991 (85 sections).
History: Created 2017 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.