AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment and making an appropriation therefor. 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.
Bill status
vetoed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Vetoed
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 4, 2017
Vetoed Mar 29, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill passed 91-0
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Referred to committee
To Rules (H)
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill passed 35-1
Mar 29, 2017
Vetoed
Veto overridden
Mar 29, 2017
Vetoed
Posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Referred to committee
To Rules (S)
Mar 29, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed
Mar 27, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed
Mar 6, 2017
Legislature · Reported by committee
Posted in committee
Mar 1, 2017
Legislature · Referred to committee
To Judiciary (H)
Jan 7, 2017
Legislature · Referred to committee
To Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Jan 4, 2017
Legislature · Introduced
Introduced in Senate
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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