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AN ACT relating to court-ordered mental health treatment.

It became law on Mar 25, 2022.

KY HB 127 · House Bill · 2022RS

Stage
Became law
Started in
House
Sponsors
+6
Latest action
Mar 25, 2022

What it does

Amend KRS 202A.0811 to clarify that the respondent be evaluated by a mental health professional and not examined, specify where and by when a qualified mental health professional's findings shall be certified, and specify when a date for a hearing shall be set; amend KRS 202A.0815 to expand the class of individuals who can have access to assisted outpatient treatment by modifying the criteria requirements for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Mar 25, 2022

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Where it goes next

It is law in Kentucky. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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