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Oregon providers challenge mandate prioritizing criminal defendants in care
Original: Oregon mental health providers, hospitals challenge mandate to treat criminal defendants first
Mental health providers and hospitals in Oregon are legally challenging a state requirement that they prioritize criminal defendants awaiting competency services over other patients seeking psychiatric care. The providers argue the mandate leaves ordinary patients, including those in crisis, waiting longer for treatment as limited beds and staff are redirected to the justice system.
Why now: The dispute highlights Oregon's ongoing mental health capacity crisis and its collision with defendants' legal rights to timely competency restoration.
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- Oregon mental health providers, hospitals challenge mandate to treat criminal defendants first · opb.org
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