{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.7505","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.7505","heading":"Certification standards for mental health professionals providing","body":"court-mandated  treatment -- List of certified providers to Administrative\nOffice of the Courts -- Collection of data.\n(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, by administrative regulations\npromulgated pursuant to KRS  Chapter 13A, establish certification standards for\nmental health professionals providing court-mandated treatment services for\ndomestic violence offenders.\n(2) The  standards created by the cabinet shall be based  on the following\nprinciples:\n(a) Domestic  violence is a pattern of coercive control which includes\nphysical, sexual, psychological, and  environmental abuse, and  is\nconsidered to be criminal conduct;\n(b) The  primary goal of treatment programs for domestic violence offenders\nshall be the cessation of violence which will provide for the safety of\nvictims and their children; and\n(c) Domestic  violence offenders are  responsible and  shall be  held\naccountable for the violence which they choose to perpetrate.\n(3) The standards created by the cabinet shall address the following:\n(a) Qualifications of providers of court-mandated domestic violence offender\ntreatment services which shall include appropriate requirements for\ndegree, experience, training, and continuing education;\n(b) Procedures for application by providers to receive certification which shall\ninclude methods of appeal if certification is denied, and sanctions for\nnoncompliance  with the standards which may  include revocation of\ncertification;\n(c) Admittance and discharge criteria for domestic violence offenders to enter\ncourt-mandated treatment services provided pursuant to this section;\n(d) Written protocols for referral by a court to certified providers and for\nprogress reports to be made to the court by providers;\n(e) Contracts for domestic violence offenders to sign prior to entering\ncourt-ordered treatment services provided pursuant to this section. The\ncontract shall specify that certified providers may contact the victims of\nthe offender if the victim chooses to be contacted. The contract shall\nauthorize the provider to release information regarding the offender's\nprogress in treatment to the court, victims, probation and parole officers,\nand other individuals authorized by the court to receive the information;\n(f) Written procedures in compliance with KRS  202A.400, 209.030, and\n620.030;\n(g) Payment  protocols which require the offender to pay the actual cost for\nany  court-mandated evaluation or treatment pursuant to this section,\nsubject to the offender's ability to pay; and\n(h) Other  provisions which shall further the availability and  quality of\ncourt-mandated domestic violence offender services.\n(4) The cabinet shall:\n(a) Maintain a list of providers certified pursuant to this section and regularly\nsubmit the list to the Administrative Office of the Courts; and\n(b) Collect data from certified providers, which shall include demographic\ninformation and clinical characteristics on offenders served, number of\noffenders admitted into treatment and discharge conditions, total clinical\nservices provided to offenders, and  other information necessary to\nmonitor the safety and effectiveness of services provided, to be provided\nupon request.\n(5) No  person, association, or organization shall conduct, operate, maintain,\nadvise, or advertise any  program  that provides court-ordered treatment\nservices for domestic violence offenders without first obtaining or maintaining\nvalid certification under this chapter. If the cabinet has cause to believe that\ncourt-ordered treatment services for domestic violence offenders are being\nprovided by a person or entity that does not possess valid certification under\nthis chapter, the cabinet may institute proceedings, in the Circuit Court of the\ncounty in which the person or entity is located or in Franklin Circuit Court, for\ninjunctive relief to terminate the provision of those services.\n(6) Any person certified under this section shall submit quarterly to the cabinet:\n(a) Demographic information and clinical characteristics on offenders served;\n(b) Number  of offenders admitted into treatment and discharge conditions;\n(c) Total clinical services provided to offenders; and\n(d) Other information as required by administrative regulation.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46341","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:30Z","sha256":"cc4897ee80ee19098c8d23aaf297633ee9b588305edffcfa52a547f2ed59e8b0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.750","next":"us-ky/krs-403.751"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}