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202B.240 Annual review -- Interdisciplinary evaluation report -- Discharge.

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202B.240 Annual review -- Interdisciplinary evaluation report -- Discharge. (1) Every resident admitted under the provisions of this chapter shall have an annual review conducted by an interdisciplinary team of the ICF/MR to determine the <br>appropriateness of and the necessity for care and treatment provided the resident in <br>the ICF/MR. On or before the anniversary date of an involuntary admission order <br>entered for a resident pursuant to KRS 202B.190, and every year thereafter for as <br>long as the resident resides in the ICF/MR, the ICF/MR shall file with the admitting <br>court an interdisciplinary evaluation report on behalf of the resident whose <br>continued placement in the ICF/MR is required. The report shall detail the social, <br>psychological, medical, and other considerations requiring continued placement of <br>the resident in the ICF/MR, a description of the treatment or habilitation programs <br>which will benefit the resident as a result of such placement, and a statement that <br>the criteria for involuntary admission set forth in KRS 202B.040 are satisfied. The <br>interdisciplinary report shall list the name and address of the guardian or limited <br>guardian or, if none, an immediate family member of the resident. (2) The physician shall discharge a resident whose admission is pursuant to court order when it is determined by the interdisciplinary team that the resident no longer meets <br>the criteria for involuntary admission as provided in KRS 202B.040. When a <br>resident is discharged, the ICF/MR shall send notice of the discharge to the court. Effective: July 13, 1990 <br>History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 23, effective July 13, 1990.