The Page Belcher Federal Building, pictured March 19, 2025, houses a post office and the courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in Tulsa. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys representing plaintiffs in a competency restoration settlement agreement are asking a judge to fine the Oklahoma Mental Health Department $10,000 a day for failing to meet required benchmarks.
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services hasn’t met the required terms of the settlement yet, according to a September report from court-appointed consultants. This included providing consultants with “incomplete and internally conflicting” data, submitting plans missing essential information, and not demonstrating “true urgency” in carrying out the consent decree…