Oregon State Hospital meets the seven-day admission deadline for the first time in four years
OPB reported that the September 2022 order, which limited admissions for nonviolent misdemeanors such as trespassing and capped treatment time, shrank the admission wait from weeks or months to an average of about six days. Treatment areas that had been closed, including so-called treatment malls, reopened.
Disability Rights Oregon's legal director said community restoration services remained insufficient and that compliance could deteriorate when the judge's order expired in December unless the Legislature kept funding beyond a one-time behavioral health investment.
The story marks a milestone in the long-running aid-and-assist capacity fight.
Source: Oregon State Hospital meets compliance with federal order — Oregon Public Broadcasting, by Rolando Hernandez
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