Section 222.311 - Hospitals not to deny treatment on grounds of substance use disorder - Length of treatment(1) No hospital shall deny treatment to a person solely because of his or her substance use disorder.(2) Any intoxicated person admitted to a licensed substance use disorder program or a hospital licensed to provide chemical dependency treatment or detoxification services, shall receive treatment at the program or hospital for as long as the person wishes to remain, or until benefits expire, or the administrator determines that treatment will no longer benefit the person.Amended by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 128,§ 15, eff. 6/26/2019.Effective:7/13/2004
Amended 2004, Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 13, effective7/13/2004. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 334, sec. 7, effective 7/15/1994.