Kentucky House approves overhaul of civil-commitment process for people with serious mental illness The House passed HB 485 on a unanimous roll call after adopting two floor amendments and a committee substitute; the bill revises civil-commitment procedures in KRS chapters 202C and 202A to add intermediate treatment options, extend certain review intervals and require agency reporting on available community mental-health services.

Kentucky's House just unanimously passed a groundbreaking bill to modernize civil-commitment laws, aiming to enhance community treatment for those with serious mental illness.

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