{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-202a.0809","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 202A.0809","heading":"Consent orders.  (Effective October 1, 2026)","body":"(1) In any proceeding under this chapter, if the respondent agrees:\n(a) To comply with a treatment plan; and\n(b) That he or she meets the criteria for involuntary hospitalization under KRS\n202A.026, provided that outpatient treatment is determined to be the le ast\nrestrictive mode of treatment; and\nupon agreement of the court, county attorney, respondent, respondent's counsel, and\nqualified mental health professional, the court may enter a consent order for the\nrespondent to receive court -ordered assisted outpa tient treatment or community -\nbased outpatient treatment and order other reasonable conditions.\n(2) An order entered under subsection (1) of this section shall:\n(a) Be filed with the court and made a part of the record in the proceeding;\n(b) Specify the ter ms and conditions of treatment to which the respondent has\nagreed to;\n(c) Specify that the respondent is subject to same monitoring, reporting, and\nreview requirements as any contested order to receive court -ordered assisted\noutpatient treatment or community-based outpatient treatment; and\n(d) Remain in effect for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty (360) days,\nsubject to early termination or modification by the court.\n(3) The failure of a respondent to comply with a consent order entered under this\nsection shall be treated in the same manner as noncompliance with a contested\norder under this chapter.","path":["KRS Chapter 202A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58207","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:59Z","sha256":"04a3dbb1a2bad1ef3c170a61a950ae4c20d73eb8efa9ec98a3e24fed98c209a3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-202a.0807","next":"us-ky/krs-202a.081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}