KRS 210.271: State hospital patients to be discharged to registered boarding homes only

-- Quarterly follow-up visits by cabinet.

(1) No patient in an institution for the mentally ill or the intellectually disabled operated

by the Cabinet for Health and Family S ervices shall be discharged to a boarding

home as defined in KRS 216B.300 unless the boarding home is registered pursuant

to KRS 216B.305.

(2) The cabinet shall conduct a quarterly follow -up visit, using cabinet personnel or

through contract with the Regio nal Community Mental Health Centers, of all

patients of state facilities for mental health or individuals with an intellectual

disability that are discharged to boarding homes. Any resident found to have needs

that cannot be met by the boarding home shall be referred to the Department for

Community Based Services for appropriate placement. Any boarding home

suspected of operating as an unlicensed personal care facility or housing residents

with needs that cannot be met by the boarding home shall be reported to the

Division of Community Health Services for investigation.