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Panel backs bill letting Health Department contract with county jails to hold and treat mentally ill detainees
Summary
The Joint Judiciary Committee voted to sponsor 26LSO172, a draft that would allow the Wyoming Department of Health to contract with county detention centers to hold and treat mentally ill detainees awaiting competency evaluation or restoration.
The Joint Judiciary Committee voted to sponsor 26LSO172 on a roll call after extended testimony and questioning about funding, staffing and legal authority.
Brian Fuller of the Legislative Service Office presented the draft to the panel, saying the bill "will authorize the Department of Health to enter into contracts with county detention centers for holding and treating mentally ill detainees before the completion of a competency evaluation or restoration of competency." Director Stefan Johansen of the Wyoming Department of Health told the committee the draft would give the department the statutory permission it lacks now to reimburse counties for housing and to fund higher reimbursement tiers for jails that provide active,…
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