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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 2:30 pm
We hope you will join us at our Fall Community Blood Drive at Morehead Church on Horse Pen Creek Rd next to Spears YMCA on Oct 9, 2:30 - 7:00 pm. Appointments are encouraged, but Walk-Ins are also welcome. Grab a friend and come see us on Oct 9! Plenty of appointment times to choose from. Thanks!
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Oregon Hospital Rule Changes Proposed
Linn, Marion counties want state mental hospital rules changes

Linn County Oregon has announced that they are joining with Marion County in asking for changes in how long criminal defendants can be held at the Oregon State Mental Hospital. Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker have all agreed.

In September 2022, a federal judge ruled that criminal defendants could not be housed at the hospital for more than one year. The decision also means anyone charged with a misdemeanor cannot be housed at the state hospital and those services must be provided at the county level.

According to a letter to Gov. Kotek and David Baden interim director of the Oregon Health Authority, Marion County Commissioners Colm Willis, Kevin Cameron and Danielle Bethell contend that decision, “essentially ended all civil commitments to the state hospital and has left more individuals with untreated behavioral health needs requiring a hospital level of care in our communities.”

Commissioner Nyquist said the state is failing to adequately operate a state mental hospital that meets the statewide needs. He added the mental health issues are a key factor in why many people are homeless. He said the state must add capacity to meet those needs.

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Commissioner Sprenger, who previously served as a state representative, said reducing the number of beds at the state hospital has been a legislative policy statement for several years.

Marion County and now Linn County, are asking:
--Ben Fisher

Post Date: 2023-05-30 19:06:12Last Update: 2023-05-30 19:20:31



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