SB 623 Oregon Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to mental health services; declaring an emergency.

Summary
Requires Judicial Department, Department of Corrections, Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator and Oregon Health Authority to survey capacity of systems to provide required services to individuals and meet requirements related to hearing to determine fitness to proceed. Requires coordination by all partners in providing community resources to assist defendants who lack fitness to proceed to engage in community restoration services and to assist persons who have been conditionally released by Psychiatric Security Review Board. Requires Psychiatric Security Review Board to establish standardized end of jurisdiction planning which must begin 12 months prior to end of jurisdiction. Makes Oregon Health Authority responsible for discharge planning and coordination of care for individuals committed to authority for treatment. Requires authority to implement tool for tracking placement and coordination of services for such individuals and for coordinating services for individuals in outpatient commitment. Prescribes process for discharge of person from hospital to Oregon State Hospital. Requires authority to conduct study of expenses and efficiency of services provided by third parties contracting with community mental health programs. Requires authority to evaluate adequacy of funding to community mental health programs to collect data programs are required to collect. Specifies that non-Medicaid caseload forecast made by authority for budget purposes must include forecast for individuals needing precommitment investigations and community restoration services. Includes community restoration services as mandated services to be provided by community mental health programs subject to available funding. Requires authority to provide feedback to community mental health programs on system-level performance measures. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Last action Jun 25, 2023
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Committee
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Jun 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Jan 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
upper
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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