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Bill would allow jail‑based and telehealth competency evaluations to reduce hospital backlog
Summary
Representative James Reavis' bill would authorize fitness‑to‑proceed evaluations in detention centers, permit audio‑visual evaluations and create a roster of approved evaluators to reduce delays and preserve hospital resources for restoration treatment.
Representative James Reavis told the Senate Judiciary Committee that House Bill 236 addresses delays in pretrial fitness‑to‑proceed evaluations by authorizing clinical evaluations to be performed in detention centers and by electronic two‑way audio‑visual means when clinically appropriate.
Why it matters: Reavis said Montana's constitutional due‑process requirement for fitness to proceed requires timely evaluations; current practice can create a backlog at Galen, the Warm Springs facility used for…
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