When individuals with an intellectual disability are involuntarily hospitalized under this chapter, the cabinet may place them in an ICF/ID. No individual with an intellectual disability may be involuntarily placed in a hospital without the consent of the secretary, except when the determination of concurrent mental illness is made under the provisions of KRS Chapter 202A. No individual with an intellectual disability may be involuntarily admitted to a hospital or ICF/ID when the cabinet determines that appropriate programs and space are not available.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 40, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 6, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch.
328, sec. 4.