Judge hears objections to Oregon's hospital stay limits but signals he will only refine them
At the hearing in Portland, about 90 people were waiting in jail for hospital admission. District attorneys and hospital representatives objected to the 90-day, six-month and one-year limits, and a Washington County lawyer worried the deadlines could force releases of people who still need treatment. Portland-area hospitals said the order ignored civilly committed patients.
Disability Rights Oregon's legal director said earlier waitlist approaches had not moved the numbers. Mosman said he would refine the order to address stakeholders' concerns.
The hearing showed the competing pressures on Oregon's forensic and civil systems that the court was trying to balance.
Source: Long-running case involving defendants and the Oregon State Hospital back in court — Oregon Capital Chronicle, by Ben Botkin
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