Section 202A.0815 - Criteria for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatmentNo person shall be court-ordered to assisted outpatient mental health treatment unless the person:
(1) Is diagnosed with a serious mental illness;(2) Has a history of repeated nonadherence with mental health treatment, which has: (a) At least twice within the last forty-eight (48) months, been a significant factor in necessitating hospitalization or arrest of the person; or(b) Within the last twenty-four (24) months, resulted in an act, threat, or attempt at serious physical injury to self or others;(3) Is unlikely to adequately adhere to outpatient treatment on a voluntary basis based on a qualified mental health professional's:(a) Clinical observation; and(b) Identification of specific characteristics of the person's clinical condition that significantly impair the person's ability to make and maintain a rational and informed decision as to whether to engage in outpatient treatment voluntarily; and(4) Is in need of court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment as the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available and appropriate.Amended by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 32,§ 2, eff. 7/13/2022.Amended by 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 29,§ 1, eff. 7/14/2020.Added by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 154,§ 5, eff. 6/29/2017.