Judge approves Utah settlement setting wait-time limits for competency treatment
Under the approved agreement, waits for admission to the Utah State Hospital had to fall to 60 days within six months, 30 days by the one-year mark and 14 days within 18 months. Defendants must be screened within 72 hours once competency is raised, and the outreach treatment programs are to be reviewed after a year.
The Legislature provided $3 million for a 22-bed unit at the county jail. The case, filed in September 2015, had alleged that months-long jail waits violated due process.
Source: Judge accepts settlement in state hospital waitlist case — KSL.com, by McKenzie Romero
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