Kentucky district courts use the AOC-737.1 in assisted outpatient treatment cases under Tim's Law (KRS 202A.0815). A clinician meets it when a court order sets an evaluation of the respondent before the AOT hearing. The sworn certification states whether the respondent meets each statutory criterion for court-ordered outpatient treatment, with facts and supporting documentation, so the judge can decide whether to order AOT.
A qualified mental health professional under KRS 202A completes the whole two-page affidavit, checking their credential (physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, qualifying psychiatric nurse, social worker, therapist, counselor or physician assistant). A notary completes the sworn-statement block.
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Evaluation Certification for Court-Ordered Assisted Outpatient Treatment
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The respondent must be diagnosed with a serious mental illness, have a qualifying history of repeated nonadherence with treatment, be unlikely to adhere to outpatient treatment voluntarily based on clinical observation, and need court-ordered AOT as the least restrictive alternative presently available and appropriate. The examiner gives facts for each criterion.
The form asks for it immediately if possible and in any event within 72 hours from receipt of the order setting the evaluation, not counting weekends and holidays. If AOT is recommended, the proposed written treatment plan is due no later than the hearing date.
Any qualified mental health professional under KRS 202A, the same group that signs Kentucky's involuntary hospitalization certificates: Kentucky-licensed physicians and psychiatrists, licensed psychologists, qualifying psychiatric nurses, and social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and physician assistants who meet the stated requirements.