Criteria for involuntary admission for individuals with an intellectual disability
Known as the Kentucky Admission Act
The act spans §§ 202–202 (36 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe (1993)
Most recently applied in Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe (June 1993)
Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
When a person who is alleged to be an individual with an intellectual disability is involuntarily admitted, there shall be a determination that:
(1) The person is an individual with an intellectual disability;
(2) The person presents a danger or a threat of danger to self, family, or others;
(3) The least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available requires placement in an ICF/ID; and (4) Treatment that can reasonably benefit the person is available in an ICF/ID.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.