202B.270 Convalescent leave status. - Kentucky Statutes

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202B.270 Convalescent leave status. (1) A physician may release a resident on convalescent leave status when the interdisciplinary team concludes that the resident would not present a danger or a
threat of danger to self, family, or others if provided with continued medical
supervision in a less restrictive alternative mode of treatment. Release on
convalescent leave status does not terminate a court admission order and shall
include provisions for the development of a treatment plan jointly by the ICF/MR
and by a provider of outpatient care for follow-up care by the provider and for the
continual monitoring of that resident's condition by the provider. (2) The ICF/MR from which the resident is given convalescent leave status may at any time readmit the resident without additional court proceedings. If there is reason to
believe that it is in the best interest of the resident to be readmitted, the secretary or
an authorized staff physician of the ICF/MR may issue an order for the immediate
readmission of the resident. The order, if not voluntarily complied with, shall, upon
the endorsement by a judge of any court of the county in which the resident resides
or is present, authorize any peace officer to take the resident into custody and
transport the person to the responsible ICF/MR. Notice of readmission under this
section shall be given to the originating court as soon as practicable and
simultaneously with the order directing the readmission if possible. (3) Release on convalescent leave status shall not apply to persons held under admission orders arising out of KRS Chapter 504 unless consent of the appropriate
court is obtained. Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 26, effective July 13, 1990.