KRS 218A.136: Utilization of faith-based residential treatment program -- Conditions.

(1) An offender charged with a felony pursuant to this chapter who is not charged with

a violent offense, who is eligible for diversion or deferred prosecution of his or her

sentence, and whose diversion or deferred prosecution plan involves substance use

disorder treatment may be afforded the opportunity to utilize a faith -based

residential treatment program.

(2) If an offender and judge support this faith -based residential treatment program, and

the cost of the program is less than that of the substance u se disorder treatment that

would otherwise be provided, then the court may approve the faith-based residential

treatment program for a specified period of time. An offender shall sign a

commitment to comply by the terms of the faith -based residential treat ment

program.

(3) If an offender violates the terms of the commitment he or she has signed with the

faith-based residential treatment program, then the offender shall be returned to the

court for additional proceedings.