Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 202A.021 to permit voluntary transport to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the originating and receiving hospital or facility and a patient's signed written agreement to be voluntarily transported and to not be physically removed during transport; amend KRS 645.030 to permit voluntary transport of a child to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the originating and receiving hospital or facility and a parent if the child is under 16 and parent and child if the child is age 16 or older and a signed written agreement to be voluntarily transported and to not be physically removed during transport; amend KRS 214.185 to establish that any qualified mental health professional may provide outpatient mental health counseling to any child who is age 16 or older and is an unaccompanied youth; amend KRS 645.190 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- D. Givens

Summary Amend to clarify the conditions under which a child under 16 years of age and over 16 years of age may be released after transport to a receiving hospital or psychiatric facility.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 202A.021, 645.030, 645.190, 214.185
Acts Chapter 32: 202A.021, 645.030, 645.190, 214.185
Current: 202A.021, 645.030, 645.190, 214.185