KRS 202A.0809: Consent orders. (Effective October 1, 2026)

(1) In any proceeding under this chapter, if the respondent agrees:

(a) To comply with a treatment plan; and

(b) That he or she meets the criteria for involuntary hospitalization under KRS

202A.026, provided that outpatient treatment is determined to be the le ast

restrictive mode of treatment; and

upon agreement of the court, county attorney, respondent, respondent's counsel, and

qualified mental health professional, the court may enter a consent order for the

respondent to receive court -ordered assisted outpa tient treatment or community -

based outpatient treatment and order other reasonable conditions.

(2) An order entered under subsection (1) of this section shall:

(a) Be filed with the court and made a part of the record in the proceeding;

(b) Specify the ter ms and conditions of treatment to which the respondent has

agreed to;

(c) Specify that the respondent is subject to same monitoring, reporting, and

review requirements as any contested order to receive court -ordered assisted

outpatient treatment or community-based outpatient treatment; and

(d) Remain in effect for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty (360) days,

subject to early termination or modification by the court.

(3) The failure of a respondent to comply with a consent order entered under this

section shall be treated in the same manner as noncompliance with a contested

order under this chapter.