KRS 202C.120: Notification of receiving psychiatric facility -- Transportation of

patient.

(1) The court which orders any respondent transferred to a forensic psychiatric

facility under KRS 202C.050 or 504.110(3), shall at once notify the receiving

hospital or psychiatric facility that such order has been made, advising of the

sex and condition of the respondent and any other pertinent information.

(2) After the forensic psychiatric facility has been so notified, the court shall order

the sheriff of the county or other peace officer to transport the respondent

within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, from the county

in which the respondent is located to the forensic psychiatric facility designated

by the cabinet. The sheriff or other peace officer may, upon agreement of a

person authorized by the peace officer, authorize the cabinet, a private agency

on contract with the cabinet, or an ambulance service designated by the

cabinet to transport the respondent to the forensic psychiatric facility.

(3) Any respondent released from a forensic psychiatric facility under KRS

202C.030 or 202C.060 shall be transported to the respondent's county of

discharge by a sheriff or other peace officer, by an ambulance service

designated by the cabinet, or by other appropriate means of transportation

which is consistent with the treatment plan of that respondent. The cost of

transporting the respondent to the respondent's county of discharge when

performed by a peace officer, ambulance service, or other private agency on

contract with the cabinet shall be paid by the cabinet in accordance with an

administrative regulation issued by the cabinet pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.