Kentucky House Bill 65 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-27 - posted in committee
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 202A.081 to require that the attorney and, if available, alternative sentencing social worker is present for a patient agreed order and allow a peer support specialist or other supportive person to be present; require 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 management service 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 management service 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 management service or team, and mental health examinations take place at community mental health centers; permit up to 3 additional orders with due process; require that patient agreed order services are covered by Medicaid; require that courts report such orders to the Cabinet; and rename this commitment process a patient agreed order. 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 a case management team or service 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 is met; and require that assisted outpatient treatment services are covered by Medicaid; amend KRS 202A.261 and 202.271 to conform.

AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Kenny Imes [R]

Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-27	House	posted in committee
2015-02-24	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2015-02-13	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2015-02-12	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2015-02-04	House	posting waived
2015-02-04	House	posted in committee
2015-01-06	House	to Health & Welfare (H)
2015-01-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB65.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB65/bill.doc
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB65/HCS1.doc