KRS 645.230: Rights of child, parent.

(1) The child, parent or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of a

child hospitalized under this chapter shall be entitled to confer at regular intervals

with the treating or admitting physician or a member of the child's treatment team

concerning the child's condition, treatment, or diagnosis. The hospital or other

proponent of certification may request that the parent or other person exercising

custodial control or supervision of a child be available for consultation and

cooperation in connection with the treatment process and may seek a court order to

require such cooperation.

(2) A parent or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of a child who

has been hospitalized pursuant to KRS 645.030 may at any time file a notice t o

withdraw the child from the hospital. Upon receipt of such notice, the hospital may

discharge the child immediately to the custody of his parent or other person

exercising custodial control or supervision, or if in the opinion of the treating

physician release would be seriously detrimental to the child's health, the physician

shall:

(a) Discharge the child to the custody of his parent or other person exercising

custodial control or supervision against medical advice, after advising them

against discharge and seeking their written acknowledgment that they have

been so advised; or

(b) Refuse to discharge the child for a period of no more than seventy -two (72)

hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, after receipt of the notice to

withdraw, provided that t he hospital or the physician files a petition for

certification within the three (3) days, exclusive of weekends and holidays, in

which case the hospital may hold the child until the court's ruling following

the certification hearing.