202B.025 Temporary admission by authorized staff physician at ICF/MR. - Kentucky Statutes

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202B.025 Temporary admission by authorized staff physician at ICF/MR. (1) An authorized staff physician may order the admission of any person who is present at, or is presented at, an ICF/MR. Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding
weekends and holidays, of the admission under this section, the authorized staff
physician ordering the admission of the person shall certify in the record of the
individual that in the opinion of the physician, the individual should be
involuntarily admitted. (2) Any person who has been admitted to an ICF/MR under subsection (1) of this section shall be released from the ICF/MR within seventy-two (72) hours, excluding
weekends and holidays, unless further detained under the applicable provisions of
this chapter. Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 5, effective July 13, 1990.