Code · Kentucky · Chapter 222 — Kentucky alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment law

222.431 Criteria for involuntary treatment.

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No person suffering from substance use disorder shall be ordered to undergo treatment unless that person:

(1)Suffers from substance use disorder;

(2)Presents an imminent threat of danger to self, family, or others as a result of a

substance use disorder, or there exists a substantial likelihood of such a threat in the

near future; and

(3)Can reasonably benefit from treatment.