The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may prescribe appropriate records to be maintained covering the operations of the cabinet and of the institutions operated by it, and covering involuntary hospitalization procedures. Any record forms applicable to involuntary hospitalization procedures shall be furnished to each court having jurisdiction to order hospitalization of mentally ill persons or individuals with an intellectual disability, and the records contemplated by such forms shall thereafter be made by the hospitalizing courts.
KRS 210.230
Records and forms covering involuntary hospitalization procedures
Known as the Patient Liability Act
The act spans §§ 210–210 (116 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.