196.285 Intensive secured substance abuse recovery program.
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suffering from substance abuse who have been charged with a felony offense. (2) The program shall accept persons referred to it under KRS 533.250 and 533.251.
(3) Persons may agree to be ordered into the program for a period of not less than ninety (90) days and not more than three hundred sixty-five (365) days. No person
shall be involuntarily ordered into the program, a commitment shall not occur
before the court has considered an evaluation of the defendant's treatment needs and
conducted a hearing where the defendant may appear with counsel with an
opportunity to present evidence on his or her own behalf, and persons in the
program may petition the court to review the program's determination as to the
length of time the person is to remain in the program or to issue an order to leave
the program, which the court shall grant upon request, at any time. However, that
departure shall constitute a material breach of any agreement to hold the person's
case in abeyance or of the person's pretrial diversion agreement. The court shall
revoke a defendant's program commitment over the defendant's objection prior to
the expiration of the commitment period only pursuant to an order of the
committing court issued after the court has conducted a hearing on the matter where
the defendant may appear with counsel and present evidence on his or her behalf. (4) The department shall locate the program in a secure facility with security standards comparable to those found in a minimum security correctional institution operated
by the department. (5) The program shall be capable of concurrently housing no fewer than two hundred (200) persons. The department shall have regulatory authority, when the program is
at or near capacity, to prioritize admissions to the program. (6) The program's recovery component shall be designed to serve the committed person's substance abuse condition, and to provide the person with the skills and
training needed to prevent the person from engaging in substance abuse upon
release from the program. The program shall provide each person leaving the
program with an aftercare plan, which shall include a referral to a local substance
abuse provider capable of providing a level of continuing substance abuse care
appropriate to the released person's needs. In designing the program, the department
shall consult with and may contract with the Division of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services. Effective: March 24, 2009
History: Created 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1, effective March 24, 2009.