Ky. Rev. Stat. § 202A.026 : — ECONOMIC SECURITY AND PUBLIC WELFAREHOSPITALIZATION OF THE MENTALLY ILL — Criteria for involuntary hospitalization TEXT PDF No person shall be involuntarily hospitalized unless such person is a mentally ill person: (1) Who presents a danger or threat of danger to self, family or others as a result of the mental illness; (2) Who can reasonably benefit from treatment; and (3) For whom hospitalization is the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment presently available. KRS 202A.026 Effective:7/1/1982 Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 4, effective7/1/1982.