This section establishes the short title of Kentucky's chapter on mental health treatment, now designated the 'Kentucky Mental Health Treatment Act' effective October 1, 2026. It contains no operational requirements for facility operators but serves as the naming provision for the broader statutory chapter governing mental health hospitalization and treatment.
View official source202A.006 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Mental Health Treatment Act. Effective: October 1, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 40, effective October 1, 2026. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 32, effective July 15, 1982. Legislative Res earch Commission Note . This section was enacted in 1982 Acts, Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982." The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55, requires that a reason be s et forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15, 1982.