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Senators, department and county attorneys describe negotiated amendments to civil and forensic commitment statutes aimed at easing hospital backlogs and clarif
Summary
Senate Bills 429 and 430 would revise Montana's civil and forensic commitment procedures to address hospital wait lists and clarify emergency detention and restoration-of-fitness processes, sponsors and department lawyers told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senator John Esp and Department of Public Health and Human Services counsel Chad Parker outlined negotiated amendments to Senate Bills 4 29 and 4 30, two companion measures that address civil and forensic commitment procedures and the state hospital backlog.
Esp described a lengthy stakeholder process and said the changes focus on definitions and process. Key elements include a revised definition of "emergency situation" to better capture imminent danger scenarios; expansion of the types of community facilities that may receive short-term holds…
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