CLMHD 730 Survey January 2020

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* 2. Does your County have a dedicated staff person to address services for individuals with I/DD?

Yes

If Yes, please provide contact information i.e. name, title, email and phone

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* 3. Is your County the primary provider of mental health services at your county jail?

Yes

If no, what agency provides jail mental health services?

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* 4. Numbers of Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) §730 exam orders at your county

How many CPL §730 exam orders did your county receive in 2019?

Of all 2019 CPL §730 exam orders, how many involved individuals were in the community? (vs. jail)

Of all 2019 CPL §730 exam orders, how many resulted in one or both examiners determining that the individual was incompetent to proceed?

Of all 2019 CPL §730 exam orders in which one or both examiners determined that the individual was incompetent, how many identified an intellectual or developmental disability as the primary contributing cause of the incompetency?

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* 5. Cost in 2019 for CPL §730 restoration

What was the total amount billed to your county for CPL §730 restoration (regardless of what state agency was providing the restoration services)?

Of the total cost billed to your county in 2019, how much was billed from OPWDD?

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* 6. On average, how much interaction do you (or a relevant staff person from your County) have with legal partners in your community (e.g. defense attorney, district attorney, judge) regarding an individual who is or will be found not competent?

Little or no interaction

Some interaction (varies by case)

A lot of interaction

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* 7. Psychiatric Examiners

How many psychiatric examiners (part-time or ful time) does your county have that are able to conduct CPL§730 exams?

How many of these examiners are Medical Doctors (MDs)?

How many of these examiners are Psychologists?

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* 8. On average, how much additional training on conducting evaluations of individuals with I/DD would your psychiatric examiners say they would benefit from?

No additional training needed

Some training

A lot more training

Please explain and/or if known, specify what kind of training would be desired

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* 9. When your psychiatric examiners evaluate an individual, do they (or anyone else from your County) request that a Release of Information form be completed so that the individual's progress in restoration can be monitored by your County after designation?

Yes

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* 10. There may be many contributing factors to incompetency and often, individuals may be dually diagnosed. When this occurs, what are the most frequent dual diagnosis situations that your psychiatric examiners seem to encounter when concluding their CPL §730 exams?

Serious Mental Illness

Other Mental Illness

Substance Use Disorder

Both SMI and SUD

Traumatic Brain Injury

Chronic Physical Illness

Other (please specify)

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* 11. CPL §730 allows hospitals with psychiatric units to receive designations of individuals who are issued CPL §730.40 Final Orders of Observation. Are you aware of any hospitals in your county that are participating in this initiative?

Yes

If yes, which hospitals?
Please share any feedback you may have on this initiative.

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* 12. How familiar would you say you are with OPWDD and the criteria for eligibility?

Not familiar

Somewhat familiar

Very familiar

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* 13. How familiar would you say you are with the New York State (NYS) Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) Article 15, which outlines the criteria for an admission to an OPWDD campus-based setting?

Not familiar

Somewhat familiar

Very familiar

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* 14. How familiar would you say you are with the New York State (NYS) Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) Article 9, which outlines the criteria for an admission to a psychiatric hospital?

Not familiar

Somewhat familiar

Very familiar

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* 15. How much communication does your agency have with staff from an OPWDD Regional Office?

Little to no communication

Regular communication

Frequent communication (e.g. regularly scheduled meetings, work-groups)

Please explain

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* 16. Please describe any specialized services or programs your county has to support individuals who do not have serious mental illness and who do not meet eligibility for OPWDD services (e.g., individuals with substance abuse disorders, Mild Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, etc.).

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* 17. Please describe any diversion services in your county, and note whether they are inclusive of individuals with I/DD

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* 18. Do any of these diversion programs offer restoration education in the community, prior to a CPL §730 order being issued (i.e., restoration diversion)?

Yes

If yes, please describe

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* 19. Has your county facilitated or participated in any training or initiative that gathers providers to identify programs and services for individuals with I/DD who become justice-involved (e.g., panel presentation, Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM), Disability Response Teams (DRT), Systems of Care analysis)?

Yes

If yes, please describe

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* 20. Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)

Are you aware of CIT training for law enforcement agencies in your County? Yes or No

Is your County involved in CIT training? Yes or No

Are you aware of a module on individuals with I/DD in the CIT training? Yes or No

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* 1. Please enter your contact information

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* 2. Does your County have a dedicated staff person to address services for individuals with I/DD?

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* 3. Is your County the primary provider of mental health services at your county jail?

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* 4. Numbers of Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) §730 exam orders at your county

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* 5. Cost in 2019 for CPL §730 restoration

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* 6. On average, how much interaction do you (or a relevant staff person from your County) have with legal partners in your community (e.g. defense attorney, district attorney, judge) regarding an individual who is or will be found not competent?

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* 7. Psychiatric Examiners

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* 8. On average, how much additional training on conducting evaluations of individuals with I/DD would your psychiatric examiners say they would benefit from?

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* 9. When your psychiatric examiners evaluate an individual, do they (or anyone else from your County) request that a Release of Information form be completed so that the individual's progress in restoration can be monitored by your County after designation?

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* 10. There may be many contributing factors to incompetency and often, individuals may be dually diagnosed. When this occurs, what are the most frequent dual diagnosis situations that your psychiatric examiners seem to encounter when concluding their CPL §730 exams?

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* 11. CPL §730 allows hospitals with psychiatric units to receive designations of individuals who are issued CPL §730.40 Final Orders of Observation. Are you aware of any hospitals in your county that are participating in this initiative?

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* 12. How familiar would you say you are with OPWDD and the criteria for eligibility?

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* 13. How familiar would you say you are with the New York State (NYS) Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) Article 15, which outlines the criteria for an admission to an OPWDD campus-based setting?

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* 14. How familiar would you say you are with the New York State (NYS) Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) Article 9, which outlines the criteria for an admission to a psychiatric hospital?

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* 15. How much communication does your agency have with staff from an OPWDD Regional Office?

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* 17. Please describe any diversion services in your county, and note whether they are inclusive of individuals with I/DD

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* 18. Do any of these diversion programs offer restoration education in the community, prior to a CPL §730 order being issued (i.e., restoration diversion)?

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* 20. Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)

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* 21. Please share any additional comments or questions you may have regarding individuals with I/DD who become justice involved