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All three state hospitals accredited; lawmakers warned of rising civil‑commitment and restoration‑to‑competency costs
Summary
Analysts and department officials told the committee all three state hospitals have accreditation and have begun Medicaid billing, but the state faces growing civil‑commitment expenditures after statutory changes in 2022 and a surge in restoration‑to‑competency cases.
Alex Williamson presented the Division of Psychiatric Hospitalization budget to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee and was joined by Alex Adams, director of the Department of Health and Welfare, and Ross Edmonds, administrator for the Division of Behavioral Health, to answer questions on accreditation, billing and rising commitment expenditures.
All three facilities—State Hospital South (Blackfoot), State Hospital North (Orofino) and State Hospital West (Nampa)—have received accreditation, officials said. State Hospital West had billed about $1.6 million and received approximately $1.3 million in receipts tied to Medicaid billing after accreditation. The division is authorized for 467 full‑time positions…
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