Kentucky Revised Statutes Title L. Kentucky Penal Code § 533.270.Definitions for KRS 533.270 to 533.290

(1) “Behavioral health conditional dismissal program” means a program designed to provide an eligible person who has a behavioral health disorder and who has been charged with a qualifying offense an alternative to receive treatment and recovery support services addressing the behavioral health disorder instead of incarceration, resulting in dismissal of the charges upon successful completion;

(2) “Behavioral health disorder” means a mental health disorder or substance use disorder, or both;

(3) “Behavioral health treatment program” means a plan or recovery program, based upon a clinical assessment, that:

(4) “Clinical assessment” means an assessment that is performed by a qualified mental health professional in accordance with the most recent American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria for a substance use disorder and the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for a mental health disorder;

(5) “Eligible applicant” or “eligible person” means an individual:

(6) “Mental health disorder” is a diagnostic term that covers many clinical categories typically including behavioral or psychological symptoms, or both, along with impairment of personal and social function, and specifically defined and clinically interpreted through reference to criteria contained in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;

(7) “Qualified mental health professional” means the same as in KRS 202A.011 and shall include a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor under KRS Chapter 309;

(8) “Qualifying offense” means a misdemeanor or Class D felony that is not:

(9) “Recovery services” means rehabilitative treatment services that shall include but not be limited to any or all of the following:

(10) “Substance use disorder” has the same meaning as in KRS 222.005.