{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-222.423","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 222.423","heading":"Transportation of residents who leave substance use disorder program or","body":"recovery residence -- Procedures -- Exemption.\n(1) Except where prohibited by federal law, any substance use disorder program that is\nauthorized or regulated under this c hapter or holds a chemical dependency\ntreatment services license under KRS 222.231 that was issued in accordance with\nKRS 216B.042, or a recovery residence as defined in KRS 222.500, shall, for any\nresident who wishes to leave the treatment program, either:\n(a) Obtain agreement from the resident's family member, guardian, or emergency\ncontact to personally transport the resident within twenty-four (24) hours; or\n(b) Make available transportation services.\n(2) Transportation services may include providing the resident access to:\n(a) A ride-sharing service and purchasing a one (1) way service to:\n1. A specific address in the resident's hometown of record; or\n2. The city hall in the resident's hometown of record;\n(b) Public transportation, including but not lim ited to transporting the resident to\nthe nearest commercial bus station and purchasing a ticket to the resident's\nhometown of record; or\n(c) Other transportation to a safe place as determined by the facility to be\ntherapeutically appropriate.\n(3) The facilities described in subsection (1) of this section and law enforcement\nofficers shall only transport residents leaving the facility to public transportation\nlocations, the location to meet the driver of a ride -sharing service, or other safe\nplace as determined by the facility to be therapeutically appropriate.\n(4) (a) If a resident required by court order to attend a treatment facility described  in\nsubsection (1) of this section leaves the facility prior to court approval or prior\nto completing the conditions of the court order, the treatment facility shall\nnotify the court, Commonwealth's or county attorney, local law enforcement,\nand emergency contact or court -designated individual of the resident's exit if\npermitted by:\n1. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub.\nL. No. 104-191;\n2. 42 C.F.R. pt. 2; and\n3. Other applicable state and federal patient privacy laws.\n(b) A probation officer or peace officer, acting on information provided by a\ntreatment facility under paragraph (a) of this subsection, who observes the\nresident violate the terms of his or her probation, conditional discharge, or\nrelease, or violate the terms of any court order may arrest the resident without\na warrant and incarcerate the resident until the judge who made the initial\ncourt order holds a hearing on the resident's violation of that court order.\n(5) Any substance use disorder program that is au thorized or regulated under this\nchapter or that holds a chemical dependency treatment services license under KRS\n222.231 that was issued in accordance with KRS 216B.042, or a recovery residence\nas defined in KRS 222.500, shall provide full disclosure of t he specific services\nprovided by the substance use disorder program to any potential patients and in any\nadvertisements or other solicitations.\n(6) A facility that does not hold a chemical dependency treatment services license\nunder KRS 222.231 that was is sued in accordance with KRS 216B.042, is not a\nsubstance use disorder program that is authorized or regulated under this chapter,\nand is not a recovery residence as defined in KRS 222.500 shall be exempt from\nthis section.","path":["KRS Chapter 222"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54920","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:34Z","sha256":"c9f665b225e62ea8a9e879034efee1141d225c9fd1b930896830e9af1b7f9e86","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-222.422","next":"us-ky/krs-222.425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}