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KRS 210.410

State aid for regional mental health and intellectual disability programs

Known as the Patient Liability Act

The act spans §§ 210–210 (116 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kentucky Employees Retirement System v. Seven Counties Services, Inc. (In re Seven Counties Services, Inc.) (2014)

Most recently applied in Kentucky Employees Retirement System v. Seven Counties Services, Inc. (In re Seven Counties Services, Inc.) (May 2014)

Effective: June 29, 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky

(1) The secretary of the cabinet is hereby authorized to make state grants and other fund allocations from the cabinet to assist any regional service area established in KRS 210.370, any combination of cities and counties, or nonprofit corporations in the establishment and operation of regional community mental health and intellectual disability programs which may provide primary care services and shall provide at least the following services:

(a) Inpatient services;

(b) Outpatient services;

(c) Partial hospitalization or psychosocial rehabilitation services;

(d) Emergency services;

(e) Consultation and education services; and (f) Services for individuals with an intellectual disability.

(2) The services required in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, in addition to primary care services, if provided, shall be available to the mentally ill, drug abusers and alcohol abusers, and all age groups including children and the elderly. The services required in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), in addition to primary care services, if provided, shall be available to individuals with an intellectual disability. The services required in subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be available to any child age sixteen (16) or older upon request of such child without the consent of a parent or legal guardian, if the matter for which the services are sought involves alleged physical or sexual abuse by a parent or guardian whose consent would otherwise be required.

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