The secretary shall adopt administrative regulations for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter. The regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(1) Rights of residents with an intellectual disability and their families to be adequately informed as to the individual treatment program of the resident;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 202B.060

  • Hospital: means :
    (a) A state mental hospital or institution or other licensed public or private hospital, institution, health-care facility, or part thereof, approved by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services as equipped to provide full- time residential care and treatment for mentally ill persons or individuals with an intellectual disability. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • Resident: means a person under care or treatment in an ICF/ID pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • Secretary: shall mean the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) Rights of residents and their families to assist in the planning of the treatment program of the resident;
(3) Rights of residents and their families under certain conditions to refuse treatment offered to the resident by the hospital or ICF/ID;
(4) Rights of residents to maintain, keep, and use personal possessions and money; (5) Rights of residents to meet with friends and relatives;
(6) Rights of residents to receive payment for work performed on behalf of the hospital or ICF/ID;
(7) Rights of residents to refuse intrusive treatments, including electroshock or psychosurgery;
(8) Rights of residents to seek relief from participating in their treatment plans;
(9) Rights of residents who are minors to seek relief from actions, approved by their parents or guardians, for or against admission and discharge;
(10) The use of seclusion and other mechanical restraints in hospitals and ICF/IDs;
(11) The release of residents to less restrictive alternative modes of treatment on convalescent status; and
(12) Provisions for alternative methods for involuntary admission.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 43, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 29, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1988. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 7.