Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lawmakers hear bill to broaden extraordinary medical placements for incarcerated people
Summary
Senate Bill 5,895 would add a condition allowing extraordinary medical placement when DOC cannot meet an individual's basic medical needs; advocates urged passage after 2023 reforms increased referrals but not approvals, while DOC staff raised concerns about definitions and implementation detail.
Senate Bill 5,895, introduced to the Human Services Committee on Jan. 13, would permit the Secretary of the Department of Corrections to authorize an extraordinary medical placement (EMP) — transfer to an alternative care setting outside DOC custody — when two physicians find a qualifying condition and the person poses low community risk. Committee staff said the bill would add an additional condition authorizing EMP when DOC cannot meet an individual's basic medical care needs as required by the constitution or state law and would define "medical care needs." A fiscal note was described as indeterminate but non-zero.
Will Tronson, staff for the committee, summarized procedural…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
