{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-202b.270","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 202B.270","heading":"Convalescent leave status.","body":"(1) A physician may release a resident on convalescent leave status when the\ninterdisciplinary team concludes that the resident would not present a danger or a\nthreat of danger to self, family, or others if provided with continued medical\nsupervision in a less  restrictive alternative mode of treatment. Release on\nconvalescent leave status does not terminate a court admission order and shall\ninclude provisions for the development of a treatment plan jointly by the ICF/ID and\nby a provider of outpatient care for follow-up care by the provider and for the\ncontinual monitoring of that resident's condition by the provider.\n(2) The ICF/ID from which the resident is given convalescent leave status may at any\ntime readmit the resident without additional court proceeding s. If there is reason to\nbelieve that it is in the best interest of the resident to be readmitted, the secretary or\nan authorized staff physician of the ICF/ID may issue an order for the immediate\nreadmission of the resident. The order, if not voluntarily complied with, shall, upon\nthe endorsement by a judge of any court of the county in which the resident resides\nor is present, authorize any peace officer to take the resident into custody and\ntransport the person to the responsible ICF/ID. Notice of readmi ssion under this\nsection shall be given to the originating court as soon as practicable and\nsimultaneously with the order directing the readmission if possible.\n(3) Release on convalescent leave status shall not apply to persons held under\nadmission orders arising out of KRS Chapter 504 unless consent of the appropriate\ncourt is obtained.","path":["KRS Chapter 202B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40788","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:00Z","sha256":"042f60c22a2e097ac9c07c22858137d17aa65b3e4e0f56288fafc5b5135e6971","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-202b.260","next":"us-ky/krs-202b.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}