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AN ACT relating to chemical dependency treatment services. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 222 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) For purposes of this section, "voluntarily" describes the action of a resident who 5
elects, of his or her own volition, to leave a facility described in subsection (2) of 6
this section against medical advice and who provides notice to the administrator 7
of that decision. 8
(2) Any substance use disorder program that holds a chemical dependency treatment 9
services license under KRS 222.231 and issued in accordance with KRS 216B.042 10
shall provide transportation services to a resident who wishes to voluntarily leave 11
the treatment program if: 12
(a) After expressing the intent to voluntarily leave, the program informs a 13
family member, guardian, or emergency contact of the resident's desire to 14
leave; and 15
(b) The resident's family member, guardian, or emergency contact does not 16
agree to personally transport the resident within twenty-four (24) hours. 17
(3) Transportation services shall include providing the resident access to: 18
(a) A ride-sharing service and purchasing a one (1) way service to: 19
1. A specific address in the resident's hometown of record if requested by 20
the resident; or 21
2. The city hall in the resident's hometown of record; or 22
(b) Public transportation, including but not limited to transporting the resident 23
to the nearest commercial bus station and purchasing a ticket to the 24
resident's hometown of record. 25
(4) The facilities described in subsection (2) of this section and law enforcement 26
officers shall only transport residents voluntarily leaving the facility to public 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1435
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transportation locations, the location to meet the driver of a ride-sharing service, 1
or the resident's home. 2
(5) Prior to admitting a resident into the facility described in subsection (2) of this 3
section, the facility shall conduct a search of any outstanding warrants. 4
(6) A facility that does not hold a chemical dependency treatment services license 5
under KRS 222.231 and issued in accordance with KRS 216B.042 shall be 6
exempt from this section. 7
(7) (a) If a resident required by court order to attend a treatment facility described 8
in subsection (2) of this section leaves the facility prior to court approval or 9
prior to completing the conditions of the court order, the treatment facility 10
shall notify the court, county attorney, local law enforcement, and the 11
resident's family of the resident's exit. 12
(b) A probation officer or peace officer, acting on information provided by the 13
treatment facility under paragraph (a) of this subsection, who sees the 14
resident violate the terms of his or her conditional discharge or violate the 15
court order shall arrest the resident without a warrant and incarcerate the 16
resident until the judge who made the initial court order holds a hearing on 17
the resident's violation of that court order. 18