BILL REQ. #:  S-0239.1 

Read first time 01/14/11.   Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

     AN ACT Relating to reviewing discharges from state hospitals; and amending RCW 71.05.232.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 71.05.232 and 2004 c 166 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) When a state hospital admits a person for evaluation or treatment under this chapter who has a history of one or more violent acts and:
     (a) Has ((been)) transferred from a correctional facility to one or more secure treatment facilities without a break in custody; or
     (b) Is or has been under the authority of the department of corrections or the indeterminate sentence review board,
the state hospital shall consult with the appropriate corrections and chemical dependency personnel and the appropriate forensic staff at the state hospital to conduct a discharge review to determine whether the person presents a likelihood of serious harm and whether the person is appropriate for release to a less restrictive alternative.
     (2) When a state hospital returns a person who was reviewed under subsection (1) of this section to a correctional facility, the hospital shall notify the correctional facility that the person was subject to a discharge review pursuant to this section.