A parent or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of a child, including a hospital or the state or any interested person, may seek to hospitalize a child who is mentally ill or has symptoms of mental illness by filing a petition for certification with the court.

Effective: April 10, 1988

History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 112, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 149, effective July 1, 1987.