Adds to existing law to establish the Secure Treatment Facility Act regarding the admission of patients into a secure treatment facility.

With the deinstitutionalization of clients and the falling census at the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center (SWITC) the mission of the institution has changed from an Intermediate Care Facility to a stabilization facilitythatshouldhavelevelsofsecureandlesssecureplacementaccordingtoclientneeds. Thislegislation will allow for a wing of the facility to have secured features protecting more vulnerable clients and the community. Idaho courts have expressed the need for a short term placement option for individuals with developmental disabilities who pose a threat to the community during the pendency of their criminal cases.