Criteria for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment
KRS 202A.0815
in effect202A.0815. Criteria for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment
A person shall not be court-ordered to assisted outpatient mental health treatment unless the person:
(1) Is diagnosed with a serious mental illness;
(2) Has a history of repeated nonadherence with mental health treatment, which has:
(a) At least twice within the last forty-eight (48) months, been a significant factor in necessitating hospitalization or arrest of the person; or
(b) Within the last twenty-four (24) months, resulted in an act, threat, or attempt at serious physical injury to self or others;
(3) Is unlikely to adequately adhere to outpatient treatment on a voluntary basis based on a qualified mental health professional's clinical observation; and
(4) Is in need of court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment as the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available and appropriate.
Effective: October 1, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 20, effective October 1, 2026. -- Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2020. -- Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 5, effective June 2 9, 2017.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58209Fetched: 10/20/2026