(1) No patient in an institution for the mentally ill or the intellectually disabled operated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall be discharged to a boarding home as defined in KRS 216B.300 unless the boarding home is registered pursuant to KRS 216B.305.
(2) The cabinet shall conduct a quarterly follow-up visit, using cabinet personnel or through contract with the Regional Community Mental Health Centers, of all patients of state facilities for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability that are discharged to boarding homes. Any resident found to have needs that cannot be met by the boarding home shall be referred to the Department for Community Based Services for appropriate placement. Any boarding home suspected of operating as an unlicensed personal care facility or housing residents with needs that cannot be met by the boarding home shall be reported to the Division of Community Health Services for investigation.