17RS House Bill 79

House Bill 79

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Last Action	to Judiciary (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	87
Sponsors	T. Burch, C. Harris, R. Palumbo
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Courts, District - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Courts, District - Patient agreed orders, treatment options and reporting requirements Disabilities and the Disabled - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Health and Medical Services - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Health and Medical Services - Patient agreed orders, expanded treatment options and requirements Judges and Court Commissioners - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Legislative Research Commission - Reports on patient agreed orders and assisted outpatient treatment Mental Disability - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Mental Health - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Mental Health - Patient agreed orders, expanded treatment options and requirements Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Sheriffs - Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for Appropriations - Patient agreed orders and assisted outpatient treatment Attorney, County - Patient agreed orders, attorneys to be present for agreements Reports Mandated - Involuntary hospitalization, courts to report to AOC and LRC on

11/23/16	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/03/17	introduced in House to Judiciary (H)