Section 638 – Reexamination of court order for commitment — Procedures — Costs.
62A-15-638. Reexamination of court order for commitment — Procedures — Costs. (1) Any patient committed pursuant to Section 62A-15-631 is entitled to a reexamination of the order for commitment on the patient’s own petition, or on that of the legal guardian, parent, spouse, relative, or friend, to the district court of the county in which […]
Section 630.4 – Assisted outpatient treatment services.
Effective 5/14/2019 62A-15-630.4. Assisted outpatient treatment services. (1) The local mental health authority or its designee shall provide assisted outpatient treatment, which shall include: (a) case management; and (b) an individualized treatment plan, created with input from the proposed patient when possible. (2) A court order for assisted outpatient treatment does not create independent authority […]
Section 630.5 – Assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
Effective 5/5/2021 62A-15-630.5. Assisted outpatient treatment proceedings. (1) A responsible individual who has credible knowledge of an adult’s mental illness and the condition or circumstances that have led to the adult’s need for assisted outpatient treatment may file, in the district court in the county where the proposed patient resides or is found, a written […]
Section 631 – Involuntary commitment under court order — Examination — Hearing — Power of court — Findings required — Costs.
Effective 5/4/2022 62A-15-631. Involuntary commitment under court order — Examination — Hearing — Power of court — Findings required — Costs. (1) A responsible individual who has credible knowledge of an adult’s mental illness and the condition or circumstances that have led to the adult’s need to be involuntarily committed may initiate an involuntary commitment […]
Section 632 – Circumstances under which conditions justifying initial involuntary commitment shall be considered to continue to exist.
Effective 5/5/2021 62A-15-632. Circumstances under which conditions justifying initial involuntary commitment shall be considered to continue to exist. (1) When an individual is involuntarily committed to the custody of a local mental health authority under Subsection 62A-15-631(16), the conditions justifying commitment under that Subsection shall be considered to continue to exist for purposes of continued […]
Section 633 – Persons eligible for care or treatment by federal agency — Continuing jurisdiction of state courts.
62A-15-633. Persons eligible for care or treatment by federal agency — Continuing jurisdiction of state courts. (1) If an individual committed pursuant to Section 62A-15-631 is eligible for care or treatment by any agency of the United States, the court, upon receipt of a certificate from a United States agency, showing that facilities are available […]
Section 634 – Detention pending placement in custody.
62A-15-634. Detention pending placement in custody. Pending commitment to a local mental health authority, a patient taken into custody or ordered to be committed pursuant to this part may be detained in the patient’s home, a licensed foster home, or any other suitable facility under reasonable conditions prescribed by the local mental health authority. Except […]
Section 635 – Notice of commitment.
Effective 5/8/2018 62A-15-635. Notice of commitment. Whenever a patient has been temporarily, involuntarily committed to a local mental health authority under Section 62A-15-629 on the application of an individual other than the patient’s legal guardian, spouse, or next of kin, the local mental health authority or a designee of the local mental health authority shall […]
Section 636 – Periodic review — Discharge.
62A-15-636. Periodic review — Discharge. Each local mental health authority or its designee shall, as frequently as practicable, examine or cause to be examined every person who has been committed to it. Whenever the local mental health authority or its designee determines that the conditions justifying involuntary commitment no longer exist, it shall discharge the […]
Section 626 – Release from commitment.
Effective 9/1/2021 62A-15-626. Release from commitment. (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), a local mental health authority or the mental health authority’s designee shall release from commitment any individual who, in the opinion of the local mental health authority or the mental health authority’s designee, has recovered or no longer meets the criteria specified in […]