{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-202a.420","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 202A.420","heading":"Definitions for KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432.","body":"As used in KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432, unless the context requires otherwise:\n(1) \"Advance directive for mental health treatment\" or \"advance directive\" means a\nwritten document, or a document in a form consistent with the provisions of the\nfederal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), made voluntarily by a grantor in\naccordance with the provisions of KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432 that provides\ninstructions for mental health treatment.\n(2) \"Grantor\" means an adult eighteen (18) years of age or older whose right t o make\nhealth care decisions or to execute legal documents has not been limited, and who\nhas executed an advance directive for mental health treatment.\n(3) \"Surrogate\" means an adult who has not provided health care services to the grantor,\nwho has been de signated by the grantor to act, and who agrees to act on behalf of\nthe grantor in accordance with KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432. The term includes an\nalternate surrogate.\n(4) \"Procedures for emergency intervention\" means the use of physical or chemical\nrestraint or seclusion in an emergency situation.","path":["KRS Chapter 202A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7501","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:00Z","sha256":"2a28fe3185784fcc5a629d996a227a01d50833d26fd90b28d0b3787c8f96acb1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-202a.410","next":"us-ky/krs-202a.422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}