202A.056 Certificate contents -- Fee.
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<![CDATA[202A.056 Certificate contents -- Fee. (1) The certificate referred to in this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the cabinet. The certificate shall state that the respondent has been examined by each of <br>the qualified mental health professionals making the certificate within twenty-four <br>(24) hours (excluding weekends and holidays) prior to the date of the certificate. It <br>shall state the facts and circumstances upon which the judgment of the examining <br>physician is based and shall be sworn to before a notary or the clerk or judge of the <br>court. (2) The examiner shall be entitled to a fee for such examination and certification, to be paid by the county in which the petition is filed, upon a certified copy of an order of <br>allowance made by the court holding the hearing. Effective: July 1, 1982 <br>History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 19, effective July 1, 1982. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (11/23/93). A prior reference to the "department" in this statute was changed to "cabinet" pursuant to 1982 Ky. Acts ch. <br>393, sec. 50(5), and KRS 7.136(2). Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was enacted in 1982 Acts, Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: "This <br>Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982." The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55, <br>requires that a reason be set forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth <br>in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15, <br>1982. ]]>