(1) A child hospitalized under this chapter shall receive necessary and appropriate treatment. (2) Except as provided for in KRS 645.120, n o child shall be hospitalized involuntarily unless in the opinion of two (2) qualified mental health professionals, at least one (1) of whom is a physician, he meets the criteria set out in KRS 645.090. (3) An authorized staff physician shall discharge any voluntary patient who is no longer mentally ill to a parent, guardian or person exercising custodial control or supervision, or to an appropriate adult or agency having custody. (4) A hospital which discharges a child for any reason shall notify in writin g the court which originally certified hospitalization, explaining the circumstances under which the child was discharged, as soon as practicable.
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