(1) The certificate referred to in this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the cabinet. The certificate shall state that the respondent has been examined by each of the qualified professionals in the area of intellectual disabilities making the certificate within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to the date of the certificate. It shall state the facts and circumstances upon which the judgment of the examining physician is based and shall be sworn to before a notary or the clerk or judge of the court.
(2) The examiner shall be entitled to a fee for the examination and certification, to be paid by the county in which the petition is filed, upon a certified copy of an order of allowance made by the court holding the hearing.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 202B.120

  • Cabinet: means the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • Judge: means any judge or justice of the Court of Justice or a trial commissioner of the District Court acting under authority of SCR 5. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • Respondent: means a person alleged in a hearing under this chapter to be an individual with an intellectual disability. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 47, effective July 12, 2012. — Created
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 11, effective July 13, 1990.

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