KRS 600.050: Designation and documentation of commitment of children needing

protection or needing extraordinary services.

(1) For the purposes of this section:

(a) A child is deemed to need extraordinary services if the child is mentally or

emotionally ill or has symptoms of mental or emotional illness and requires

medical attention, and the child's parent, guardian, or other person exercising

custodial control or supervision over the child is unable to provide for the

required treatment, care, or supervision of the child, and:

1. The inability is due primarily to the lack of financial means of the child's

parent, guardian, or other person exercising custodial control or

supervision unless assistance has been offered and rejected;

2. The child's parent, guardian, or other person exercising custodial control

or supervision has made a reasonable effort under the circumstances to

meet the needs of the child;

3. The inability is not due to a willful act of commission or act of omission

by the child's parent, guardian, o r other person exercising custodial

control or supervision; and

4. Commitment is not opposed by the parent, guardian, or other person

exercising custodial control or supervision; and

(b) A child is deemed to need protection if the court determines the chil d is a

dependent, abused, or neglected child and the needs of the child do not meet

the definition of a child in need of extraordinary services.

(2) For children committed under KRS 620.140 after July 15, 1998, the court shall

designate in the court order of commitment and the cabinet shall document in the

official case file records showing whether the commitment is due to the child

needing protection or the child needing extraordinary services.