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Section 15 Mental health court staffing

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated57th Judicial Circuit - Nelson Mental Health Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
57th Judicial Circuit - Nelson Mental Health Court
Part II. Adult Criminal Mental Health Court
KY NMHC Section 15
Section 15 Mental health court staffing
Currentness
1. The Mental Health Court judge and Mental Health Court staff shall attend staffing prior to a Mental Health Court session, and a monthly general team meeting. The prosecutor, defense attorney, and other Mental Health Court team members are encouraged to attend these staffings. Mental Health Court staffing shall be confidential and non-team members shall not attend absent extraordinary circumstances. If there is an extraordinary need for a non-team member of attend, upon approval by the Mental Health Court judge, the non-team member shall be allowed to attend the staffing, but only after signing a confidentiality agreement.
2. At a Mental Health Court staffing and at the monthly team meeting, the Mental Health Court team shall discuss the following:
a. Whether to admit potential participants into Mental Health Court;
b. Appropriate sanctions for violations by current participants;
c. Achievements and phase advancement of participants who will appear at the Mental Health Court session; and,
d. Other pertinent issues relating to Mental Health Court.

Credits

HISTORY: Adopted eff. September 7, 2016.
Nelson Mental Health Court Section 15, KY R NELSON MNTL HLTH CT Section 15
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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