Page 1 of 1 202A.410 Duty of administrator to warn law enforcement agency, prosecutor, and Department of Corrections upon discharge, transfer, or escape of involuntarily <br>committed patient charged or convicted of a violent crime -- Immunity for <br>acting in good faith -- Notification of victim -- Administrative regulations. (1) When a patient who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility and who has been charged with or convicted of a violent <br>crime as defined in KRS 439.3401 is discharged or transferred from the facility, the <br>administrator shall notify the law enforcement agency in the county to which the <br>person is to be released, the prosecutor in the county where the violent crime was <br>committed, and the Department of Corrections. (2) If a patient who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility and who has been charged with or convicted of a violent <br>crime as defined in KRS 439.3401 escapes from the facility, the administrator shall <br>notify the law enforcement agency in the county in which the facility is located, the <br>prosecutor in the county where the violent crime was committed, and the <br>Department of Corrections. (3) The administrator of a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility, or the administrator's designee, who acts in good faith in making the notifications required <br>in this section or is unable to provide the release information required, is immune <br>from any civil liability. (4) The Department of Corrections shall notify, or contract with a private entity to notify, victims of crime who have made a notification request of the discharge or <br>escape of a patient from a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility. (5) The Department of Corrections and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall each promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to carry <br>out the duties set forth in this statute. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 215, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 80, effective July 15, 1998.
Page 1 of 1 202A.410 Duty of administrator to warn law enforcement agency, prosecutor, and Department of Corrections upon discharge, transfer, or escape of involuntarily <br>committed patient charged or convicted of a violent crime -- Immunity for <br>acting in good faith -- Notification of victim -- Administrative regulations. (1) When a patient who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility and who has been charged with or convicted of a violent <br>crime as defined in KRS 439.3401 is discharged or transferred from the facility, the <br>administrator shall notify the law enforcement agency in the county to which the <br>person is to be released, the prosecutor in the county where the violent crime was <br>committed, and the Department of Corrections. (2) If a patient who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility and who has been charged with or convicted of a violent <br>crime as defined in KRS 439.3401 escapes from the facility, the administrator shall <br>notify the law enforcement agency in the county in which the facility is located, the <br>prosecutor in the county where the violent crime was committed, and the <br>Department of Corrections. (3) The administrator of a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility, or the administrator's designee, who acts in good faith in making the notifications required <br>in this section or is unable to provide the release information required, is immune <br>from any civil liability. (4) The Department of Corrections shall notify, or contract with a private entity to notify, victims of crime who have made a notification request of the discharge or <br>escape of a patient from a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility. (5) The Department of Corrections and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall each promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to carry <br>out the duties set forth in this statute. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 215, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 80, effective July 15, 1998.
Page 1 of 1 202A.410 Duty of administrator to warn law enforcement agency, prosecutor, and Department of Corrections upon discharge, transfer, or escape of involuntarily <br>committed patient charged or convicted of a violent crime -- Immunity for <br>acting in good faith -- Notification of victim -- Administrative regulations. (1) When a patient who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility and who has been charged with or convicted of a violent <br>crime as defined in KRS 439.3401 is discharged or transferred from the facility, the <br>administrator shall notify the law enforcement agency in the county to which the <br>person is to be released, the prosecutor in the county where the violent crime was <br>committed, and the Department of Corrections. (2) If a patient who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility and who has been charged with or convicted of a violent <br>crime as defined in KRS 439.3401 escapes from the facility, the administrator shall <br>notify the law enforcement agency in the county in which the facility is located, the <br>prosecutor in the county where the violent crime was committed, and the <br>Department of Corrections. (3) The administrator of a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility, or the administrator's designee, who acts in good faith in making the notifications required <br>in this section or is unable to provide the release information required, is immune <br>from any civil liability. (4) The Department of Corrections shall notify, or contract with a private entity to notify, victims of crime who have made a notification request of the discharge or <br>escape of a patient from a psychiatric facility or forensic psychiatric facility. (5) The Department of Corrections and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall each promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to carry <br>out the duties set forth in this statute. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 215, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 80, effective July 15, 1998.
