When the court is authorized to issue an order that the respondent be transported to a hospital, the court may, or if the respondent fails to attend an examination scheduled before the hearing provided for in KRS § 222.433 then the court shall, issue a summons. A summons so issued shall be directed to the respondent and shall command the respondent to appear at a time and place therein specified. If a respondent who has been summoned fails to appear at the hospital or the examination, then the court may order the sheriff or other peace officer to transport the respondent to a hospital or psychiatric facility designated by the cabinet for treatment under KRS § 210.485. The sheriff or other peace officer may, upon agreement of a person authorized by the peace officer, authorize the cabinet, a private agency on contract with the cabinet, or an ambulance service designated by the cabinet to transport the respondent to the hospital. The transportation costs of the sheriff, other peace officer, ambulance service, or other private agency on contract with the cabinet shall be included in the costs of treatment for a substance use disorder to be paid by the petitioner.
Effective: June 27, 2019
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 222.435

  • Agency: means a legal entity operating hospital-based or nonhospital-based substance use disorder prevention, intervention, or treatment programs. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
  • Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Hospital: means an establishment with organized medical staff and permanent facilities with inpatient beds which provide medical services, including physician services and continuous nursing services for the diagnosis and treatment of patients who have a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
  • Substance use disorder: means a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance-related problems. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Treatment: includes those services provided by the cabinet in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005

History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 22, effective June 27, 2019. — Created
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 6, effective July 13, 2004.

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