HB 691 KY

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Introduced

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense or subject to a court order to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan, and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge of the child from inpatient admission under specific circumstances.

• S. Dietz Republican · primary

1. Feb 23, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 23, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Mar 2, 2026 to Families & Children (H) · lower
4. Mar 13, 2026 taken from Families & Children (H) · lower
5. Mar 13, 2026 1st reading · lower
6. Mar 13, 2026 returned to Families & Children (H) · lower