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2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 222 - KENTUCKY ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT LAW
.271 Confidential record of treatment -- Rights of patient.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 222.271 (2017)
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222.271 Confidential record of treatment -- Rights of patient. (1) (2) The administrator of each program shall keep a record of the treatment afforded each alcohol and other drug abuse patient, which shall be confidential in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet. Any patient may have a physician retained by him examine him, consult privately with his attorney, receive visitors, and send and receive communications by mail, telephone, and telegraph. The communications shall not be censored or read without consent of the patient. The right of the administrator, subject to administrative regulations of the cabinet, to prescribe reasonable rules governing visitation rights, use of the mail, and telephone and telegraph facilities shall not be limited. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 334, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994.
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