Nebraska committee advances bill giving incompetent defendants priority at the regional center
Sen. Steve Lathrop called the issue one of basic dignity, noting the wait in jails not suited to mental health care. The bill pairs bed priority with a $100 daily reimbursement to counties after 30 days and requires Medicaid enrollment before release to speed community care.
It would also create a strategic planning committee to assess whether the state has enough psychiatric beds. A senator questioned fixed bed quotas but offered to work on revisions.
Source: Proposal would ensure treatment priority for defendants deemed incompetent — Nebraska Examiner, by Paul Hammel
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