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Designating psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients
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The purpose of this bill is to establish that a psychiatric hospital with an average annual inpatient census patient mix of greater than 95 percent of court-ordered forensic and civil involuntary commitments from state custody or from a state-owned hospital qualifies as a "state-designated facility" for purposes of the statute.
Source: OpenStates · fetched April 2, 2026
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