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Chapter 222 - Kentucky alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment law
222.431 Criteria for involuntary treatment.

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222.431 Criteria for involuntary treatment. No person suffering from substance use disorder shall be ordered to undergo treatment unless that person: (1) Suffers from substance use disorder; (2) Presents an imminent threat of danger to self, family, or others as a result of a substance use disorder, or there exists a substantial likelihood of such a threat in the near future; and (3) Can reasonably benefit from treatment. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 18, effective June 27, 2019. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004.
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