RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN ISAIAH LINDSAY, ET AL. V. NANCY NAVARETTA IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES, ET AL.

This bill approves a settlement agreement reached in a lawsuit concerning the timely discharge of individuals from the state's forensic psychiatric hospital into the community. The resolution makes state funding available to cover costs associated with transitioning these patients to community mental health services, including specific payments for legal fees and independent review. By passing this measure, the General Assembly authorizes the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to implement the settlement's requirements, which involve policy changes to ensure patients ready for release are moved out of the hospital promptly. If the legislature does not approve the agreement within the specified timeframe, the settlement becomes invalid and unenforceable.