Last Action | Conference Committee appointed in House |
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Title | AN ACT relating to mental health. |
Bill Documents |
Bill
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Bill Request Number | 1126 |
Sponsor | W. Westerfield |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 202A.400, relating to the duty to take precautions against a patient's violent behavior, to expand the definition of "patient" to include persons currently under the care or treatment of mental health professionals. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Mental Health - Duty to warn, expanded definition of patient Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Physicians and Practitioners - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Police, City and County - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Police, State - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient |
Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Amendment 1 House Committee Substitute 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
01/16/14 |
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01/22/14 |
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02/06/14 |
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02/07/14 |
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02/12/14 |
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02/13/14 |
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03/19/14 |
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03/20/14 |
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03/21/14 |
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03/25/14 |
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04/14/14 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | W. Westerfield |
Summary | Clarify definition of patient to include person recieving outpatient care or treatment. |
Index Headings |
Mental Health - Duty to warn, expanded definition of patient Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Physicians and Practitioners - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Police, City and County - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Police, State - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient |
Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions, except add a new section of KRS Chapter 202A establishing a pilot project for community-based outpatient mental health treatment pursuant to KRS 202A.081; require that the pilot will be in three counties to be determined by the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities and the Department for Public Advocacy and will require that the attorney and, if available, alternative sentencing social worker be present when an agreement for court-ordered community-based outpatient treatment is reached and allow a peer support specialist or other supportive person to be present with approval of the court; permit the Department of Public Advocacy to assign an alternative sentencing social worker to any person under court order who shall develop a treatment plan in collaboration with a community mental health center; require the court to appoint a case manager or team employed by a community mental health center to monitor treatment adherence, report on the person's functioning, recommend community support services, and assist the person in applying for social services; require that the case manager or team is available 24/7 and adequately trained; require that providers use evidence-based practices and define the term; provide that failure to abide by the treatment plan may result in rehospitalization provided that the criteria are met, procedures are initiated via affidavit by the case manager or team, and mental health examinations take place at community mental health centers; permit community-based outpatient treatment to be ordered an additional three times if a hearing took place and the court found a failure of treatment adherence and that the treatment is appropriate and necessary; require that court-ordered outpatient services are Medicaid-eligible and covered; require that courts report such orders to the cabinet and require that the cabinet submit annual reports on the pilot project to the Governor and the LRC. |
Index Headings |
Mental Health - Duty to warn, expanded definition of patient Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Physicians and Practitioners - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Police, City and County - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient Police, State - Duty to warn, expanded definition of mental health patient |
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