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Committee approves contracting two psychologists for court‑ordered competency evaluations to reduce costs
Summary
The committee authorized contracts with two psychologists to perform court‑ordered competency (730) evaluations and writeups, citing cost and availability issues with the previous vendor; staff described virtual evaluation procedures and potential use of local hospital psychiatric resources.
The Health & Human Services Committee authorized county staff to contract with two psychologists to perform court‑ordered competency examinations and related report work (described in the meeting as "730 examinations").
County behavioral‑health staff said the county previously used a contract with Upstate but has struggled to schedule evaluations and found the hourly model more costly. Staff…
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