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State hospitals accredited; lawmakers hear rising civil‑commitment costs and surge in competency restoration cases
Summary
Department officials told the committee that all three state psychiatric hospitals have now achieved accreditation and that the state is seeing rising civil-commitment and restoration-to-competency caseloads, driving supplemental requests and fund-shift proposals.
Alex Williamson, Legislative Services budget analyst, outlined the psychiatric hospitalization budget for the Department of Health and Welfare and said the division is authorized 467 FTP, allocated across State Hospital South (Blackfoot), State Hospital North (Orofino) and State Hospital West (Nampa). Williamson described recent budget activity including one-time facility and accreditation-related costs and a fiscal year 2025 supplemental request related to civil-commitment expenditures.
Director Alex Adams told the committee he is “pleased that all 3 facilities are now accredited.” He said accreditation allows the hospitals to bill Medicaid for eligible patients, reducing general fund burden through…
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