KRS 202B.200: Court to notify cabinet of admission ordered to ICF/ID -- Refusal to

receive by ICF/ID -- Transport of person.

(1) The court which orders any person to an ICF/ID under the provisions of this

chapter, shall at once notify the cabinet that the order has been made, advising of

the sex and condition of the person.

(2) The ICF/ID may refuse to receive any person who has been ordered to be

involuntarily admitted by a court order if appropriate programs and space are not

available or the papers presented w ith the person at the ICF/ID do not comply with

the provisions of this chapter or if it does not receive notification of the order of

involuntary admission as required by this chapter.

(3) After the cabinet has been so notified, the court may order the she riff of the county

to transport the person from the county in which the person is located to the ICF/ID

designated by the cabinet. The actual traveling expenses of persons transporting the

person to the institution shall be paid by the cabinet. Each female admitted to an

ICF/ID shall be accompanied by a female attendant, unless accompanied by her

mother, father, sister, brother, husband, daughter, or son.

(4) In returning any person to the county from which that person is sent, the cost of

returning the person shall be paid in the same manner, when necessary.

(5) If a person is involuntarily admitted by a court order, the person shall be transported

to the ICF/ID designated by the cabinet and accompanied by the following

documents:

(a) A copy of the petition for involuntary admission;

(b) The certificate of qualified professionals in the area of intellectual disabilities;

(c) A current physical examination that documents no serious medical issues;

(d) The psychological examination or assessment that documents a Full Scale IQ

in the moderate to severe range of intellectual disability; and

(e) The order of involuntary admission.