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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 202A HOSPITALIZATION OF THE MENTALLY ILL
202A.026 Criteria for involuntary hospitalization.

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202A.026 Criteria for involuntary hospitalization. No person shall be involuntarily hospitalized unless such person is a mentally ill person: <br>(1) Who presents a danger or threat of danger to self, family or others as a result of the mental illness; (2) Who can reasonably benefit from treatment; and <br>(3) For whom hospitalization is the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available. Effective: July 1, 1982 <br>History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 4, effective July 1, 1982. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was enacted in 1982 Acts, Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: &quot;This <br>Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982.&quot; The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55, <br>requires that a reason be set forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth <br>in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15, <br>1982.

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