600.050 Designation and documentation of commitment of children needing
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protection or needing extraordinary services.
(1)For the purposes of this section:
(a)A child is deemed to need extraordinary services if the child is mentally or
emotionally ill or has symptoms of mental or emotional illness and requires
medical attention, and the child's parent, guardian, or other person exercising
custodial control or supervision over the child is unable to provide for the
required treatment, care, or supervision of the child, and:
1. The inability is due primarily to the lack of financial means of the child's
parent, guardian, or other person exercising custodial control or
supervision unless assistance has been offered and rejected;
2. The child's parent, guardian, or other person exercising custodial control
or supervision has made a reasonable effort under the circumstances to
meet the needs of the child;
3. The inability is not due to a willful act of commission or act of omission
by the child's parent, guardian, or other person exercising custodial
control or supervision; and
4. Commitment is not opposed by the parent, guardian, or other person
exercising custodial control or supervision; and
(b)A child is deemed to need protection if the court determines the child is a
dependent, abused, or neglected child and the needs of the child do not meet
the definition of a child in need of extraordinary services.
(2)For children committed under KRS 620.140 after July 15, 1998, the court shall
designate in the court order of commitment and the cabinet shall document in the
official case file records showing whether the commitment is due to the child
needing protection or the child needing extraordinary services.