{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-202a.185","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 202A.185","heading":"Peace officer authorized to detain and return patient to hospital.","body":"If a patient undergoing involuntary treatment on an inpatient basis is absent from the\nhospital without, or in excess of authorization from the hospital staff, the person in charge\nor that person's designee may contact the appropriate sheriff or other peace officers who\nshall take the patient into custody and return the patient to the hospital.","path":["KRS Chapter 202A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7482","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:59Z","sha256":"1b1e75289debb94ae2257d7c55a72fa1ff08ead733f7a7f4a3dafdda6270f0f5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-202a.181","next":"us-ky/krs-202a.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}