{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-222.311","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 222.311","heading":"Hospitals not to deny treatment on grounds of substance use disorder --","body":"Length of treatment.\n(1) No hospital shall deny treatment to a person solely because of his or her substance\nuse disorder.\n(2) Any intoxicated person admitted to a licensed  substance use disorder program or a\nhospital licensed to provide chemical dependency treatment or detoxification\nservices, shall receive treatment at the program or hospital for as long as the person\nwishes to remain, or until benefits expire, or the admi nistrator determines that\ntreatment will no longer benefit the person.","path":["KRS Chapter 222"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48993","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:34Z","sha256":"feece4f22b50d64d3b7835dd814dda3d59b098ada7057e433375b2c6e719a9fc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-222.310","next":"us-ky/krs-222.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}