5760-S.E AMH CJC H5286.2

ESSB 5760 - H COMM AMD ADOPTED 3-5-98

By Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

    On page 18, line 26, after "supervision." insert "During any period of inpatient mental health treatment that falls within the period of community placement or community supervision, the inpatient treatment provider and the supervising community corrections officer shall notify each other about the offender's discharge, release, and legal status, and shall share other relevant information."

EFFECT:  Ensures that the community corrections officer knows that the offender has been discharged or conditionally released from inpatient treatment, and that the inpatient treatment provider knows of pending hearings, new charges, detainers, etc.  The term "inpatient treatment provider" is used to cover cases where the offender has voluntarily obtained inpatient mental health treatment.

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