Forensic Mental Health Services

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​​​​​​​The State of Nebraska provides forensic mental health services to individuals involved with the criminal justice system in a variety of contexts, including court-ordered competency and insanity evaluations for criminal cases, competency restoration treatment, and treatment for individuals adjudicated Not Responsible by Reason of Insanity and committed to the State Hospital for treatment.

Competency restoration treatment is offered on an inpatient basis at the Lincoln Regional Center, as well as an outpatient basis (OCR) for individuals determined to be appropriate and safe for community-based treatment. OCR must be approved and ordered by the committing court.

Not Responsible by Reason of Insanity (NRRI)

• Links to Statutes
• 29-2203: Nebraska Legislature
• 29-3701 through 29-3706: Nebraska Legislature
• NRRI Annual Report Template for community providers
• NRRI Frequently Asked Questions
  
• NRRI - Community Treatment Flowchart
  

Competency Restoration  

• Link to Statute 29-1823: Nebraska Legislature
  
• Inpatient Competency Restoration
• Draft Court Order - Inpatient Restoration
• Competency Restoration Flowchart - Inpatient
• Outpatient Competency Restoration
• OCR Program Overview - Revised 5-2023
• Draft Court Order - Outpatient Competency Restoration

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