Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVII. Economic Security and Public Welfare § 202A.0819.Due process and support requirements; conduct of hearing; ruling on petition; reports

(1) At a hearing and at all stages of a proceeding for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment, the respondent shall be:

(2) If a respondent does not appear at the hearing, and appropriate attempts to elicit the respondent's appearance have failed, the court may conduct the hearing in the respondent's absence.

(3) A qualified mental health professional who recommends court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment for the respondent shall:

(4) If after hearing all relevant evidence, the court does not find by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent meets the criteria stated in KRS 202A.0815, the court shall deny the petition and the proceedings against the respondent shall be dismissed.

(5) If after hearing all relevant evidence, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent meets the criteria stated in KRS 202A.0815, the court may order the respondent to receive assisted outpatient treatment for a period of time not to exceed three hundred sixty (360) days. The court's order shall incorporate a treatment plan, which shall be limited in scope to the recommendations included in the treatment plan provided by the qualified mental health professional pursuant to KRS 202A.0817.

(6) The court shall report every order for assisted outpatient treatment issued under this section to the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities.