Kentucky 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 91 — AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 202A.081 to require that an attorney be present for a patient agreed order and allow a peer support specialist to be present; require the court to appoint an outpatient provider agency recognized by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to assemble a multi-disciplinary team to develop a treatment plan, monitor treatment adherence, and report to the court; require that crisis services are available 24/7; provide that failure to abide by the order may result in rehospitalization provided that the criteria are met, procedures are initiated via affidavit by the multi-disciplinary team, and mental health examinations take place at community mental health centers; permit additional orders with due process; require that patient agreed order services are covered by Medicaid; require that courts report such orders to the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Illness, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Disorders, and Dual Diagnoses; and rename this commitment process a patient agreed order; amend KRS 202A.261 to exempt certain hospitals from being required to provide particular services; amend KRS 202A.271 to require certain hospitals to be paid for services performed under portions of this Act at the same rates the hospital negotiates for other services; create new sections of KRS Chapter 202A to create a process for District Courts to order assisted outpatient mental health treatment; provide for transportation processes for the purposes of a mental health examination; establish eligibility and court proceedings; require a mental health examination and the development of a treatment plan; establish the process for hearings; require the court to appoint an outpatient provider agency to monitor and report on the person under order; authorize 72-hour emergency admission for failure to comply with orders; provide for the right to stay, vacate, or modify orders; provide for a process to change a treatment plan; permit an additional period of treatment to be ordered provided certain criteria are met; require that assisted outpatient treatment services are covered by Medicaid; make the implementation of all newly created sections of KRS Chapter 202A contingent on funding; name these new sections of the bill "Tim's Law"; APPROPRIATION.

Last action — Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 154)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 04, 2017. Enacted.

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Action History

  1. Delivered to Secretary of State (Acts, ch. 154)

  2. Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  3. Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  4. Received in Senate

  5. Bill passed 91-0

  6. Veto overridden

  7. Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  8. To Rules (H)

  9. Received in House

  10. Bill passed 35-1

  11. Veto overridden

  12. Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  13. To Rules (S)

  14. Bill received in Senate

  15. Vetoed

  16. Vetoed

  17. Delivered to Governor

  18. Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  19. Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  20. Received in Senate

  21. 3rd reading, passed 95-0

  22. Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2017

  23. Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

  24. Returned to Judiciary (H)

  25. 1st reading

  26. Taken from Judiciary (H)

  27. Posted in committee

  28. To Judiciary (H)

  29. Received in House

  30. 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute

  31. Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 27, 2017

  32. 2nd reading, to Rules

  33. Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute

  34. Reassigned to Health & Welfare (S)

  35. To Appropriations & Revenue (S)

  36. Introduced in Senate

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