Pandemic admission limits push Colorado toward millions more in competency fines
Admissions at the Pueblo hospital fell from about 100 patients in January to 50 to 60 by April, because new patients needed 14 days of monitoring before treatment began. The Gazette reported waits for the second-highest-priority group averaged 97 days, about twice the allowed standard.
The consent decree allows fines up to $10 million a year, and the state's behavioral health director acknowledged setbacks in meeting the court-ordered goals.
Source: Colorado likely to face millions in fines amid continuing mental health violations — The Gazette (Colorado Springs), by Lance Benzel
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