State Supreme Court: Psychiatric boarding illegal

Published August 7, 2014 10:41pm ET



SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — People with suspected mental health problems cannot be “warehoused” in emergency rooms and hospitals when certified mental health facilities already are full, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

The court unanimously upheld a ruling by a Pierce County judge.

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