Ky. Rev. Stat. § 202A.026

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024

Section 202A.026 - Criteria for involuntary hospitalization

No person shall be involuntarily hospitalized unless such person is a mentally ill person:

(1) Who presents a danger or threat of danger to self, family or others as a result of the mental illness;

(2) Who can reasonably benefit from treatment; and

(3) For whom hospitalization is the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available.

KRS 202A.026

Effective:7/1/1982
Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 4, effective7/1/1982.