KRS 202A.211: Return of Kentucky residents from other states.

(1) Legal residents of the state who have become public charges in other states and

have been returned to Kentucky because they have been involuntarily hospitalized

may be immediately admitted to a hospital at the request of the secretary or his

designated representative.

(2) Within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding weekends and holidays) of the admission

date, the staff of the hospital shall determine the need of the person for further

hospitalization. If two (2) qualified mental health professionals, at lea st one (1) of

whom is a physician, conclude that the patient shall be involuntarily hospitalized,

they shall file in the appropriate court a certification requesting involuntary

hospitalization procedures be initiated under the provisions of this chapter u nless

the patient has agreed to remain voluntarily.