Kentucky Statutes 202C.120 – Notification of receiving psychiatric facility — Transportation of patient
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(1) The court which orders any respondent transferred to a forensic psychiatric facility under KRS § 202C.050 or 504.110(3), shall at once notify the receiving hospital or psychiatric facility that such order has been made, advising of the sex and condition of the respondent and any other pertinent information.
(2) After the forensic psychiatric facility has been so notified, the court shall order the sheriff of the county or other peace officer to transport the respondent within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, from the county in which the respondent is located to the forensic psychiatric facility designated by the cabinet. 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 forensic psychiatric facility.
(3) Any respondent released from a forensic psychiatric facility under KRS
202C.030 or 202C.060 shall be transported to the respondent’s county of discharge by a sheriff or other peace officer, by an ambulance service designated by the cabinet, or by other appropriate means of transportation which is consistent with the treatment plan of that respondent. The cost of transporting the respondent to the respondent’s county of discharge when performed by a peace officer, ambulance service, or other private agency on contract with the cabinet shall be paid by the cabinet in accordance with an administrative regulation issued by the cabinet pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.
Effective:April 1, 2021
History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 17, effective April 1, 2021.
(2) After the forensic psychiatric facility has been so notified, the court shall order the sheriff of the county or other peace officer to transport the respondent within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, from the county in which the respondent is located to the forensic psychiatric facility designated by the cabinet. 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 forensic psychiatric facility.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 202C.120
- Cabinet: means the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 202C.010
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Forensic psychiatric facility: means a mental institution or facility, or part thereof, designated by the secretary for the purpose and function of providing inpatient evaluation, care, and treatment for mentally ill persons or individuals with an intellectual disability who have been charged with or convicted of a felony. See Kentucky Statutes 202C.010
- 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 202C.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
(3) Any respondent released from a forensic psychiatric facility under KRS
202C.030 or 202C.060 shall be transported to the respondent’s county of discharge by a sheriff or other peace officer, by an ambulance service designated by the cabinet, or by other appropriate means of transportation which is consistent with the treatment plan of that respondent. The cost of transporting the respondent to the respondent’s county of discharge when performed by a peace officer, ambulance service, or other private agency on contract with the cabinet shall be paid by the cabinet in accordance with an administrative regulation issued by the cabinet pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.
Effective:April 1, 2021
History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 17, effective April 1, 2021.