KRS 504.150: Sentence for person found guilty but mentally ill -- Petition for ongoing

treatment upon expiration of sentence.

(1) (a) The court shall sentence a defendant found guilty but mentally ill at the time

of the offense to the local jail or to the department in the same manner as a

defendant found guilty.

(b) If the defendant is found guilty but mentally ill, treatment shall be provided

the defendant until the treating professional determines that the treatment is

no longer necessary or until expir ation of his or her sentence, whichever

occurs first.

(c) If the treating professional determines that treatment is still necessary upon

expiration of the defendant's sentence, the treating professional or the

Commonwealth shall petition the sentencing court for:

1. Involuntary hospitalization or admission under KRS Chapter 202A or

202B; or

2. Court-ordered community -based outpatient treatment under KRS

Chapter 202A.

(2) Treatment shall be a condition of probation, shock probation, conditional discharge,

parole, or conditional release so long as the defendant requires treatment for his or

her mental illness in the opinion of his or her treating professional.