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2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 202C - Involuntary commitment proceedings
202C.050 Criteria for involuntary commitment.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 202C.050 (2021)
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202C.050 Criteria for involuntary commitment. (1) (2) No respondent shall be involuntarily committed under this chapter unless there is a determination that: (a) The respondent presents a danger to self or others as a result of his or her mental condition; (b) The respondent needs care, training, or treatment in order to mitigate or prevent substantial physical harm to self or others; (c) The respondent has a demonstrated history of criminal behavior that has endangered or caused injury to others or has a substantial history of involuntary hospitalizations under KRS Chapter 202A or 202B prior to the commission of the charged crime; and (d) A less restrictive alternative mode of treatment would endanger the safety of the respondent or others. When a respondent is involuntarily committed under this chapter, the cabinet shall place that respondent in a forensic psychiatric facility designated by the secretary. Effective:April 1, 2021 History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 10, effective April 1, 2021.
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