Consent orders. (Effective October 1, 2026)

(1) In any proceeding under this chapter, if the respondent agrees: (a) To comply with a treatment plan; and (b) That he or she meets the criteria for involuntary hospitalization under KRS 202A.026, provided that outpatient treatment is determined to be the least restrictive mode of treatment; and upon agreement of the court, county attorney, respondent, respondent's counsel, and qualified mental health professional, the court may enter a consent order for the respondent to receive court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment or community- based outpatient treatment and order other reasonable conditions. (2) An order entered under subsection (1) of this section shall: (a) Be filed with the court and made a part of the record in the proceeding; (b) Specify the terms and conditions of treatment to which the respondent has agreed to; (c) Specify that the respondent is subject to same monitoring, reporting, and review requirements as any contested order to receive court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment or community-based outpatient treatment; and (d) Remain in effect for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty (360) days, subject to early termination or modification by the court. (3) The failure of a respondent to comply with a consent order entered under this section shall be treated in the same manner as noncompliance with a contested order under this chapter.