§ 645.010 Title of chapter
§ 645.020 Definitions for chapter
§ 645.030 Voluntary admission to hospital — Transport from originating hospital to receiving hospital or psychiatric facility
§ 645.035 Rights of hospitalized child
§ 645.040 Certification petition
§ 645.050 Contents of certification petition
§ 645.060 Procedures upon filing petition — Appointment of counsel
§ 645.070 Hearing procedure
§ 645.080 Use of child’s disclosures
§ 645.090 Criteria for hospitalization
§ 645.100 Order after hearing
§ 645.105 Certification — Forms — Fees
§ 645.110 Recertification procedure
§ 645.120 Emergency hospitalization
§ 645.130 Rights and duties of court-designated workers
§ 645.140 Jurisdictional matters
§ 645.150 Prerequisite for involuntary hospitalization — Discharge of voluntary patient — Notice of discharge required
§ 645.170 Hospital review committee — Review of patient’s individual treatment plan
§ 645.180 Convalescent leave for involuntary patient — Rehospitalization
§ 645.190 Child’s right to file notice of intent to leave
§ 645.200 Responsibilities of hospital after receipt of notice of intent to leave
§ 645.210 Contesting of intent to leave
§ 645.220 Notice requirements
§ 645.230 Rights of child, parent
§ 645.240 Procedures when child objects to being discharged
§ 645.250 Authority to promulgate administrative regulations
§ 645.260 Appeals
§ 645.270 Duty of mental health professional to warn intended victim of patient’s threat of violence
§ 645.280 Place where child to be held
§ 645.990 Penalty
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 645 - Mental Health Act

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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