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Steuben County sees rise in court-ordered 730 evaluations as OPWDD beds and crisis capacity strain
Summary
Steuben County Community Services reported a growing number of court-ordered 730 evaluations involving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and flagged limited OPWDD beds and thin crisis staffing, with after-hours calls to be routed through 988 for agency follow-up.
Lynn Gramley (DCS) told the subcommittee the agency is seeing "an increase in 730 evaluations ordered by courts and an increasing number of those are members of the IDD population," and said the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) does not have enough beds for restoration.
Gramley outlined current crisis-team staffing as one full-time and one part-time member and said the after-hours crisis worker will retire at the end of the month. She said after-hours calls will go to 988 and Steuben County will contract with 988 to receive caller information so the agency can follow up with affected individuals. Gramley said she will work on a local services plan and asked members to report unmet needs for the IDD population.
The report did not include a timeline or dollar figures for staffing changes or the contract with 988. The subcommittee did not record a formal vote or motion tied to additional crisis staffing in the minutes.
