222.311 Hospitals not to deny treatment on grounds of substance use disorder -- Length of treatment. (1) No hospital shall deny treatment to a person solely because of his or her substance use disorder. (2) Any intoxicated person admitted to a licensed substance use disorder program or a hospital licensed to provide chemical dependency treatment or detoxification services, shall receive treatment at the program or hospital for as long as the person wishes to remain, or until benefits expire, or the admi nistrator determines that treatment will no longer benefit the person. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 15, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 13, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 1994 Ky . Acts ch. 334, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.
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