HF 3156 Summary

• Court-ordered simultaneous competency and civil commitment examinations must be conducted by court examiners when criminal charges are pending and both prosecutor and defense counsel agree examinations are appropriate.

• Petitions for civil commitment following incompetency findings must state they are filed after an incompetency determination, with the responsible county conducting prepetition screening and filing the petition.

• Provisional discharge plans for incompetent patients must include mandatory conditions: no criminal offenses, weekly face-to-face contact with designated agency representative, abstinence from controlled substances except prescribed medications, and written notice of address changes five days in advance.

• Designated agency representatives must provide weekly reports to the commissioner describing patient treatment participation, competency restoration progress, and compliance with discharge conditions, with commissioner covering all costs.

• Commissioner or designated agency may revoke provisional discharge if patient violates any required conditions, with simplified court procedures requiring only factual basis findings rather than least restrictive alternative analysis for incompetent patients.