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KRS 202B.025

Temporary admission by authorized staff physician at ICF/ID

Known as the Kentucky Admission Act

The act spans §§ 202–202 (36 sections).

Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky

(1) An authorized staff physician may order the admission of any person who is present at, or is presented at, an ICF/ID. Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the admission under this section, the authorized staff physician ordering the admission of the person shall certify in the record of the individual that in the opinion of the physician, the individual should be involuntarily admitted.

(2) Any person who has been admitted to an ICF/ID under subsection (1) of this section shall be released from the ICF/ID within seventy-two (72) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, unless further detained under the applicable provisions of this chapter.

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