Rights and duties of court-designated workers
KRS 645.130
in effect645.130. Rights and duties of court-designated workers
(1) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall assign a court-designated worker, as described in KRS Chapters 600 and 605, to maintain contact with and perform other specific functions on behalf of each child involuntarily hospitalized under this chapter.
(2) Under no circumstances shall a child who is involuntarily hospitalized under this chapter be denied the opportunity to consult an attorney or a court-designated worker. The child also has a right to initiate or receive communications from his parents or others, unless the treating physician concludes such communication would be seriously detrimental to the child's condition or treatment, so indicates in the medical record, and notifies the parent or other person exercising custodial control or supervision.
(3) During involuntary hospitalizations, the court-designated worker shall have access to the child but shall not have access to the child's records except by court order. The court-designated worker may recommend that the court review the child's records.
Effective: July 1, 1987
History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 158, effective July 1, 1987.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20336Fetched: 10/20/2026