Kentucky Statutes 441.048 – Screening for mental health risk issues upon admittance to detention
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Every prisoner, upon admittance to detention, shall be screened for mental health risk issues, including mental illness, suicide, intellectual disabilities, and acquired brain injury, by the personnel of the facility in which facility the prisoner is detained. Facilities have the discretion of using the telephonic behavioral health jail triage system created in KRS § 210.365. Where the triage system indicates levels of behavioral health risk, the facility holding the prisoner may consider implementing the recommended protocols for housing, supervision, and care delivery that match the level of risk.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 119, effective July 12, 2012. — Created
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004.
Effective: July 12, 2012
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 441.048
- Prisoner: means any person confined in jail pursuant to any code, ordinance, law, or statute of any unit of government and who is:
(a) Charged with or convicted of an offense. See Kentucky Statutes 441.005
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 119, effective July 12, 2012. — Created
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004.