26RS HB 691

House Bill 691

Actions

Last Action	02/23/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the medical treatment of high acuity youth.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1719
Sponsor	S. Dietz
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense or subject to a court order to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan, and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge of the child from inpatient admission under specific circumstances.
Index Headings of Original Version	Children And Minors - High acuity youth, psychiatric treatment, provision Children And Minors - Mental health, high acuity youth, treatment, provision Children And Minors - Public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Court, Supreme - Children, treatment plan, protocols, requirement Courts, District - Children, public offense, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Criminal Procedure - Children, public offense, treatment plan, judicial review, provision Criminal Procedure - High acuity youth, public offense, psychiatric treatment, provision Health And Medical Services - High acuity youth, psychiatric treatment, provision Mental Health - High acuity youth, inpatient treatment, provision Mental Health - High acuity youth, outpatient treatment, provision Mental Health - High acuity youth, treatment plan, procedures, establishment Corrections Impact - Children, public offense, treatment plan, judicial review, provision