If a resident undergoing involuntary treatment on an inpatient basis is absent from the ICF/ID without or in excess of authorization from the ICF/ID staff, the person in charge or that person's designee may notify the appropriate sheriff or other peace officers who shall take the resident into custody and return the resident to the ICF/ID.
KRS 202B.280
Peace officer authorized to take absent resident into custody and return resident to ICF/ID
Known as the Kentucky Admission Act
The act spans §§ 202–202 (36 sections).
Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.